The lytic and lysogenic cycles are the two main phases of a virus’ infective lifecycle and route to replication. The lytic cycle, or virulent infection, involves a virus taking control of a host cell ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) undergoes a productive infection of epithelial cells at mucosal surfaces and spreads to sensory neurons, where it can undergo a latent infection. From latently infected ...

If you have multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells divide and grow inside your bone marrow. Plasma cells are white blood cells that make antibodies. They're part of your immune system. In multiple ...

Bacteriophages are a special type of virus that infect bacteria and have amazing structural and functional diversity. When a bacteriophage infects a bacterium, it can hijack the molecular machinery of ...

What if I told you that seven human viruses cause 15% of all human cancers? Scary, isn't it? Viruses cause cancer, but how? This is the question that Dr. Annabel Olson is trying to answer during her ...

When viral DNA is more “liquidy,” it is more easily injected into host cells—so easily, in fact, that multiple virus-carrying capsids may squeeze their DNA payloads into a host cell simultaneously.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 44-year-old man was referred for evaluation of hypercalcemia. He had atraumatic rib and clavicle fractures in ...

The FDA approved tenecteplase (TNKase) for adult stroke patients, Genentech announced on Monday. A clot-dissolving tissue ...

BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unifrax, the leading manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, today introduced a new, nano-structured alumina catalyst support technology for the ...

Multiple myeloma causes lytic or osteolytic lesions, which are areas of damage caused by cancerous plasma cells blocking natural bone growth. These lesions appear as small holes on X-rays. They often ...