Even single cell organisms like bacteria can reproduce independently on surfaces outside the body, but viruses can only survive for a while outside host cells.

Scientists report that targeting sugars on virus surfaces stopped multiple infections, though the approach needs much refinement before human trials.

This study should be of interest to the communities working on cell metabolism and on host-pathogen interactions. Viral infection begins with attachment to host surface structures such as receptors, ...

Virus entry into animal cells is initiated by attachment to receptors and is followed by important conformational changes of viral proteins, penetration through (non-enveloped viruses) or fusion ...

Virology is the study of viruses and virus-like agents, including, but not limited to, their taxonomy, disease-producing properties, cultivation and genetics.

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Not only did the cells reproduce, they also began spinning off the three main types of mature brain cells: the message-carrying neurons; astrocytes, cells that surround the capillaries, forming the ...