Discovery of viral entry routes and decoy molecules could block yellow fever and encephalitis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified central routes that two deadly viruses take to invade human cells and have designed decoy molecules that block the ...
The Scientist

Integral HIV Protein Structure Paves the Way for New Therapeutics

Researchers used cryo-EM to study how the HIV enzyme integrase arranges in 3D to slip its DNA into the host genome and pack ...
Nature

Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher

Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...
Nature

This ‘minor’ bird flu strain has potential to spark human pandemic

Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet.
Technology Networks

HIV Integrase’s Shape-Shifting Role Offers Fresh Drug Targets

Salk Institute researchers determine the structure of HIV protein during a newly discovered function, enabling the ...
IEEE

Enhanced Tropical Cyclone ASCAT Winds Guided by SAR-Learned Spatial Structure Functions

Abstract: The C-band Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) has the advantages of good spatial-temporal coverage and low sensitivity to nonextreme rainfall. While the perceived wind speed underestimation ...