Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds—ticks.

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered how a key protein from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBNA-LP, ...

Ebola virus is an infectious agent and one of the viruses that can cause haemorraghic fever, a severe infectious disease characterized by high fever and bleeding, in humans and some monkeys.

The filoviruses Ebola and Marburg use several different and effective mechanisms to both evade and battle the immune system. This Review explores recent findings in the filovirus–host-defence ...

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders. The existence of the organelle—which has been dubbed the ...

But in a recent breakthrough, researchers have uncovered a surprisingly simple target in the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), the culprit behind cold sores. What they found, however, is much more than ...

MEMBRANES are a ubiquitous cell component responsible for controlling many vital cellular functions, including selective permeability, ion accumulation and conduction of nerve impulses. It is widel ...

The Viral Protein 35 (VP35), a crucial protein of the Zaire Ebolavirus (EBOV), interacts with a plethora of human proteins to cripple the human immune system. Despite its importance, the entire ...

Ebola. Read the latest scientific and medical research on the ebola virus and its containment.