Team of researchers in Vienna has decoded the structure of the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) of rabies virus

02-Aug-2019 - A research team of the Institute of Virology of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna has achieved a major breakthrough in exploring the rabies virus: for the first time, researchers were able to exactly depict the structure of the RNP of this virus that is highly dangerous to terrestrial ...

Ebolaviruses need very few mutations to cause disease in new host species

16-Feb-2017 - Kent researchers have identified how few mutations it can take for Ebolaviruses to adapt to affect previously resistant species. Ebola is one of the world's most virulent diseases, though rodent species such as guinea pigs, rats and mice are not normally susceptible to it. However, through ...

X-ray pulses reveal structure of viral cocoon

15-Feb-2017 - An international team of scientists has used high-intensity X-ray pulses to determine the structure of the crystalline protein envelope of an insect virus. Their analysis reveals the fine details of the building blocks that make up the viral cocoon down to a scale of 0.2 nanometres (millionths of ...

New, carbon-nanotube tool for ultra-sensitive virus detection and identification

11-Oct-2016 - A new tool that uses a forest-like array of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes that can be finely tuned to selectively trap viruses by their size can increase the detection threshold for viruses and speed the process of identifying newly-emerging viruses. "Detecting viruses early in an infection ...

LLNL detection technology identifies bacteria, viruses

New LLNL detection technology identifies bacteria, viruses, other organisms within 24 hours array

07-May-2010 - Law enforcement authorities seeking to detect bioterrorism attacks, doctors diagnosing diseases and regulatory agencies checking product safety may find a new ally in a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) detection technology. The advance, known as the Lawrence Livermore Microbial ...

New detection technique used in analysis of vaccines

12-Apr-2010 - An analysis of vaccines undertaken by researchers from five institutions has found that seven of the vaccines’ DNA content was pretty much as expected, but surprisingly, one also contained DNA of an apparently benign pig virus. This finding is reported in a paper written by lead author Eric ...