. Scientific Frontline: Virology
Showing posts with label Virology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Virology. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Getting a glimpse of viral dances in the dark in the Sargasso Sea

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Water samples were collected from the surface and in an area called the deep chlorophyll maximum near Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo C...

Viruses ‘eavesdrop’ on each other – but it can backfire

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A colony of Bacillus subtilis grown on solid medium. These structured communities reflect how bacteria can organise & grow collectively....
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Study: Bumblebees are hosts for dangerous bee virus

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Red-tailed bumblebees can act as hosts for a dangerous bee virus. Photo Credit: Uni Halle / Patrycja Pluta Scientific Frontline: Extended ...

New compounds to inactivate a key protein in the influenza virus

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These new molecules can inhibit neuraminidase, one of the proteins that coats the influenza virus and a key target in many first-line treatm...

Local immune coordination in the lung reveals a new layer of defense

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Clusters of immune cells in the influenza-infected lung of a mouse. B cells are shown in cyan, T cells in magenta, and green areas indicate ...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Promising active substance against hepatitis E identified

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Researchers have discovered a compound that prevents hepatitis E viruses from replicating.  Photo Credit: © RUB, Marquard Scientific Frontli...
Monday, March 16, 2026

What Is: Zoonotic Spillover

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Zoonotic Spillover The Core Concept : Zoonotic spillover is the successful ...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Exposing A Hidden Anchor For HIV Replication

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In a major advance, UD professor Juan Perilla (right) and doctoral student Juan S. Rey and their collaborators have revealed a known player’...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Building Immunity Against Avian Flu Risks

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Plate test used to quantify infectious viral particles or neutralizing antibodies. Each hole corresponds to one viral particle. Photo Credit...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Lithium study yields insights in the fight against HIV

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Ana Luiza Abdalla and Andrew Mouland in front of a flow cytometer at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research. The instrument was used ...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Scientists unlock the genetic key to tackling disease in koalas

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Photo Credit:  David Clode Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary Main Discovery : Researchers successfully predicted cancer ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

When a virus releases the immune brake: New evidence on the onset of multiple sclerosis

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Fluorescence microscope image of a mouse brain. The protective myelin layer (red) surrounds the nerve cell extensions. Cells infected with a...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Cat Disease Challenges What Scientists Thought About Coronaviruses

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Lychee had feline infectious peritonitis, a feline coronavirus. He was part of a clinical trial at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicin...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

First ancient human herpesvirus genomes document their deep history with humans

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Laboratory technician and one of the authors in the contamination-controlled ancient DNA laboratory at the University of Tartu extracting ti...
Monday, December 29, 2025

Virology: In-Depth Description

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / AI generated Virology is the branch of biological science dedicated to the study of viruses—submicrosco...
Saturday, December 6, 2025

Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu

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Microscope-captured images of a mammary gland of a pig show the presence of influenza receptors. In the image on the left, receptors for avi...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

New Method Uncovers How Viruses Evade Immune Responses — and How We Might Fight Back

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Co-first authors Erin Doherty (left) and Jason Nomburg (right) Photo Credit: Courtesy of Innovative Genomics Institute Viruses and their hos...
Friday, November 14, 2025

Severe impact of avian flu on southern elephant seals

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Elephant seals on Lagoon Island near Ryder Bay, Adelaide Island. Photo Credit: Steve Gibbs, BAS New research reveals 47% decline in breeding...

New study finds higher hantavirus risk in drier, underdeveloped areas

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A study of the long-term risk of contracting hantavirus across large geographic areas provides public health officials with information abou...
Friday, November 7, 2025

Newly Discovered Host Mechanism in Coronaviruses

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Cell culture cells expressing a kinase activity reporter (green) after infection with the human coronavirus HCoV-229E (red). Cell nuclei are...