An international research team has determined the first high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus origin-binding ...

The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain.

An international research team has successfully identified the initial high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus ...

University of Pittsburgh researchers have shown for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma, initiates DNA replication in ...

New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral ...

Breakthrough cryo-EM structures expose multiple drug targets in an essential HSV-1 replication protein.An international ...

A common hallmark of viral genome replication is a high mutation rate, which can aid in their ability to evade new treatments and acquire resistance to once-effective antiviral medications. Now, a new ...

Rutgers scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine that uses a compound known as centanamycin to ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no ...