How viruses blur the boundaries of life
Scientists still disagree on whether viruses are truly alive or not. What scientists can agree on is that a virus adapts to ...
Applying a magnetic field to rod-like viruses induces them to form disks of tunable shape and size
Seeking to mimic self-assembly processes that occur naturally, RIKEN researchers have demonstrated that the self-assembly of ...
A hidden strategy: How SARS-CoV-2 uses fibrinogen to evade the immune system
As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every ...
Machine learning model uses host characteristics and virus genetics to predict potential reservoirs
A new artificial intelligence tool could aid in limiting or even prevent pandemics by identifying animal species that may ...