Virology on Tenu Tech Brief https://cluster-site.onrender.com/tags/virology/ Recent content in Virology on Tenu Tech Brief Hugo -- 0.146.0 en-us Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:04:03 +0000 Exposing a hidden anchor for HIV replication https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/exposing-a-hidden-anchor-for-hiv-replication/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:40:02 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/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 A ring to transcribe them: The unique path of poxviruses https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/a-ring-to-transcribe-them-the-unique-path-of-poxviruses/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:12:29 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/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 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/giant-viruses-may-be-more-alive-than-we-thought/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:00:09 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/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