Exposing a hidden anchor for HIV replication
• HIV’s envelope resembles a rounded ice‑cream cone, shielding the virus from immune detection. • A hidden anchor protein within the viral shell drives efficient replication, a new
Virology
A ring to transcribe them: The unique path of poxviruses
• University of Würzburg scientists uncover novel poxvirus gene activation mechanism. • A molecular ring structure attaches the viral replication complex to host DNA. • Ring-mediat
Giant viruses may be more alive than we thought
• Giant viruses, like mimivirus, carry genes for translation machinery, enabling them to hijack host protein synthesis. • Researchers isolated ribosomes from infected amoebae, reve