Viruses are so simple in their structure, they may not even qualify as living things. Yet, they are ruthless in their robotic ...

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers developed a deep learning model, "LucaProt," a transformer-based AI model to detect highly divergent ribonucleic acid (RNA)-dependent RNA ...

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells (capsids) ...

An international team of scientists has generated a new ring-shaped protein nanomaterial capable of strongly binding to and ...

The atomic structure of the bacteriophage φTE, which kills plant pathogens, has been revealed for the first time, advancing the understanding of its infection mechanism. Okinawa Institute of Science ...

Scientists have simulated the transition of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein structure from when it recognizes the host cell to when it gains entry, according to a study published today in eLife. The ...

Xurong Wang, Fuxian Zhang, Rui Su, Xiaowu Li, Wenyuan Chen, Qingxiu Chen, Tao Yang, Jiawei Wang, Hongrong Liu, Qin Fang, Lingpeng Cheng Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United ...

Gopalasamudram Narayana Ramachandran was a brilliant Indian scientist. His work revolutionized protein structure and medical ...

Many icosahedral viruses assemble proteinaceous precursors called proheads or procapsids. Proheads are metastable structures that undergo a profound structural transition known as expansion that ...

A new deep learning model, LucaProt, has detected over 251,000 new RNA virus species from global ecosystems, revealing unprecedented viral diversity in places like Antarctic sediment and extreme ...