Influenza virus is a common cause of human respiratory infection with a high rate of morbidity and mortality, particularly in the elderly and in infants. The influenza particle, or virion, is ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions ...

However, our improved knowledge about influenza virus structure and its biological properties have enabled us to use genetic reassortment techniques to modify 'wild-type' strains so as to increase ...

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of influenza A/H3N2 virus particles, isolated from a patient sample and then propagated in cell culture. Influenza A virus particles adapt shape—as ...

Trending / Microbiology / Influenza Viruses May Have an Alternate Route Into Cells. JUL 29, 2024 8:08 AM PDT. Share . ... Flu viruses usually use envelope proteins that surround the virus to enter ...

Flu viruses that can use a second cellular entry point may move more effectively between animals and humans, scientists say.

Influenza is a common respiratory virus that is categorized into four types: A, B, C and D. Type C only causes mild infections and type D is not believed to infect humans.

Scientists reveal crystal structure of protein that allows viruses to infect cells in human airway. New research by scientists at the University of Toronto and the Structural Genomics Consortium ...

Viruses use the molecular repertoire of the host cell to replicate. Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation2 at the University of Bonn, together with Japanese researchers, want ...

Vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19 and influenza, with the flu vaccine mainly targeting two proteins on the virus’s surface. Researchers in ACS Central Science report that simulations ...