New research has discovered that the Herpes virus actually takes control of key RNA functionality and changes human DNA in ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Rabies lyssavirus is an RNA virus that specializes in attacking the body’s central nervous system. It’s transmitted through contact with the saliva or nervous system tissue of an infected animal.

Its genome was also huge for a virus, almost 1.2 million letters long, compared to, say, 13,000 for an influenza virus, or even 194,000 for smallpox. (DNA, like RNA, is a long molecule built with ...

Plant RNA viruses pose a significant threat to global agriculture, affecting a vast array of crop species and leading to ...

Rabies & the Biology of Rabies Virus. Rabies is an acute encephalomyelitis caused by rabies virus (RV). ... RV is a negative-stranded RNA virus that belongs to the rhabdovirus family.

Researchers discovered a previously unknown function of RNA, potentially opening the door to new ways to treat cancer and ...

A woman is left shocked when a bat she rescued turned out to have had a rabies-like virus.

RNA in control. By uncovering RNA's previously unknown function to repair DNA damage, our findings show how RNA may directly contribute to the stability and evolution of the genome.

A person has died in Yorkshire from rabies after contact with a stray dog while on holiday in Morocco, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. Rabies is a deadly viral disease that affects ...