The most widespread disease in the world can be defeated through a spray that will take advantage of the antibodies and the protein Trim 21, through which it will recover within a few hours. A team of researchers from the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge has discovered a way to beat the cold. [...]
Humans and other vertebrates have a great weapon against infection: the immune response. Examples of proteins involved in this phenomenon may be, for example, the Mx protein. However, this answer is not always effective. This is because there are some viruses that manipulate the cells to be unable to defend. That is precisely what the [...]
A long standing mystery is why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) discriminates sexually striking men more than women. Scientists in China say they have the answer to find an unusual liver protein found only in men only and may help explain this act of discrimination. Chronic hepatitis B progresses and cause liver damage in men [...]
2010 is the year of biodiversity. Is there something in the world more diverse and varied virus? With about 5000 known types and billions more without identity card, viruses abound in almost every terrestrial ecosystem and are among the most common biological entities on the planet. Perhaps it is precisely the abundance, diversity and importance [...]
As for justice, the visuals are the best evidence to prove something back for scientists to observe in vivo processes is also essential and is always a big challenge. New video footage of a virus that infects cells suggests that viruses spread much faster than we thought. The discovery of this mechanism will create new [...]
Viruses have played an important role in shaping human genetic variability, stomata according to a study published Feb. 19 in the open access journal PLoS Genetics. Researchers at the University of Milan and the Milan Polytechnic, Italy, used population genetics to identify genetic variants that increase susceptibility to viral infections or protect us from such [...]
