This Viral RNA Structure Could Lead to a Universal Antiviral Drug

Researchers identify a shared RNA-protein interaction that could lead to broad-spectrum antiviral treatments for enteroviruses ...
Medscape

Concepts in the Pathogenesis of Rabies

Rabies is a zoonotic disease that remains an important public health problem worldwide and causes more than 70,000 human deaths each year. The causative agent of rabies is rabies virus (RV), a ...
AZoLifeSciences on MSN

Synthetic RNA platform converts viral replication into detectable cellular signals

The technology, called the Viral-Engineered RNA-based Activation System (VERAS), hijacks the virus's own replication ...
EurekAlert!

Detection and genetic analysis of songling virus in Haemaphysalis concinna near the China-North Korea Border

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Songling virus (SGLV) is a spherical, enveloped, fragmented, negative-stranded RNA virus belonging to the genus Orthonairovirus in the ...
Nanowerk

Engineered RNA sensor detects and fights coronavirus inside living cells

The technology, called the Viral-Engineered RNA-based Activation System (VERAS), hijacks the virus's own replication ...
Forbes

RNA Gymnastics: How Does Hepatitis Delta Virus Replicate?

This story is part of our series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. The story is also the second installment in a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like pathogen that causes ...
Scientific American

Weird ‘Obelisks’ Found in Human Gut May be Virus-Like Entities

For the first time, scientists have spotted rogue bits of RNA colonizing the bacteria in our gut. These “obelisks,” as the researchers have dubbed them, may represent a whole new class of infectious ...