All viruses encode an enzyme capable of replicating their genome, be it DNA or RNA. Without such an enzyme, the virus is rendered impotent — even if it manages to infiltrate a host cell, it ...

The majority of large or global outbreaks of disease are caused by enveloped RNA viruses. In the current study, the researchers aimed to identify host cell factors that promoted RNA virus replication.

Although outbreaks of Ebola virus are rare, the disease is severe and often fatal, with few treatment options. Rather than ...

Background dsRNA is considered to be a replication intermediate, formed during the replication of the viral genome and its formation is a well conserved step across all +RNA virus families. To ...

Researchers have identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, builds a structure called the RNA cap that's critical for successful viral replication. The finding could lead to new ...

Researchers at MIT and other institutions have identified compounds that can fight off viral infection by activating a ...

The ZCCHC14/TENT4 complex is required for hepatitis A virus RNA synthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022; 119 (28) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2204511119 ...

A new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University has uncovered that certain ocean viruses—specifically RNA viruses—may disrupt how carbon and nutrients are recycled in the ocean, potentially altering ...

As featured on the cover of the August 15 issue of G&D, an Argentinian research team, led by Dr. Andrea Gamarnik, report on their recent discovery of a novel mechanism of dengue virus replication.

A new University of California, Irvine-led study uncovers how a protein called APOBEC3B could protect cells against many different types of RNA viruses like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS ...