Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have discovered that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a common human virus closely ...

Scientists have decoded the 3D structure of an ancient viral protein hidden in our DNA. The HERV-K Env protein, found on ...

Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology solved the first 3D structure of HERV-K Env, a protein encoded by ancient ...

Some viruses come and go after making us sick, but some have become a part of us, passed down by our ancestors. San Diego ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

Scientists at La Jolla Institute mapped the 3D structure of HERV-K Env, an ancient viral protein hidden in human DNA. The ...

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a UCL-led research team.

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion. Researchers discovered that it actively reshapes the 3D structure of ...

Neural networks are computing systems designed to mimic both the structure and function of the human brain. Caltech ...