In medicine and biotechnology, the ability to evolve proteins with new or improved functions is crucial, but current methods ...

ORACLE, a powerful new tool that speeds up evolution, allowing scientists to design and improve proteins thousands of times ...

Got junk? Learn how a new study suggests that, when it comes to our genetic code, that may actually be a good thing.

The amplification effect occurs because viral DNA replication is inhibited at two different levels: First, the amount of functional E1A product is decreased by CRISPR-Cas9 in the cell while, in a ...

In contrast, when a virus hijacks a host cell's DNA replication machinery, it replicates hundreds of times. This "unlicensed" replication is not subject to the same quality control and is much ...

New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral ...

A negative relationship between viral replication and liver inflammation in HBeAg-positive patients with high HBV DNA, which changed to a positive relationship for those HBeAg-positive patients ...

Hepatitis B virus, a killer of more than one million people each year, is a notoriously wily virus, often lingering and ...

The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after infection, according to a new study that may help tackle the pathogen.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no ...