Influenza virus is a common cause of human respiratory infection with a high rate of morbidity and mortality, particularly in the elderly and in infants. The influenza particle, or virion ...

A team of scientists at University of Oxford have worked with multiple techniques at Diamond Light Source, to solve the structure ... of influenza replication and how the virus adapts to different ...

Chemists have discovered the structure of an influenza B protein called BM2, a finding that could help researchers design drugs that block the protein and help prevent the virus from spreading.

More information: Peukes et al., The native structure of the assembled matrix protein 1 of influenza A virus. Nature (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2696-8 ...

The structure reveals that the virus shares many features with influenza viruses common in the early 20th century, helping to explain why, in general, older individuals have been less severely ...

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are protein-based structures that mimic viruses and bind to antibodies. Because VLPs are not infectious, they show considerable promise as vaccine platforms for many viral ...

The diagram shows the important events and processes in the emergence of influenza A (H1N1) viruses during the past 91 years. Avian, swine, and human populations are represented in the top ...

To find the answer, they developed a way to observe and measure real-time influenza A virus structure during formation. The researchers found: Influenza A viruses rapidly adjust their shape when ...

A team of MIT chemists has discovered the structure of a key influenza protein, a finding that could help researchers design drugs that block the protein and prevent the virus from spreading. The ...

It’s the same when doctors, researchers and epidemiologists fight any virus: The physical structure of its molecules dictate ... Ebola and, of course, influenza comes back every year, sometimes with ...