Scientists have captured the first detailed 'molecular movie' showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level -- revealing how cells begin the crucial process of copying their genetic material.

Only recently has the ribosome - one of the oldest molecular machines in evolutionary terms - been recognized as an active regulator of gene expression at the level of protein biosynthesis.

Herpes can cause cold sores and fever blisters, and it may also hold the key to understanding cancer. A local scientist has ...

The new findings center on a subset of 22 participants who received amyloid-removing drugs the longest, on average eight ...

Fred Hutch virologist Keith Jerome, MD, PhD, and evolutionary biologist Jesse Bloom, PhD, were recently elected to the 2025 ...

Antibodies, which recognize viruses and proteins that the body has encountered before, have long gotten most of the credit ...

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A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which rice cells perceive viral infections and initiate antiviral response ...

Natural killer cell deficiency should be considered in patients susceptible to herpes virus or papillomavirus with persistently decreased NK cell function.

New RNA-based active agents reliably protect plants against the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most common virus in agriculture and horticulture. They were developed by researchers at the Martin ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

Gardasil 9 is the HPV vaccine that prevents the most dangerous strains of the virus. Since HPV spreads through intimate ...