The study may provide clues to how similar viruses infect cells and suggest ways for developing a new class of antibiotics and other drugs to prevent illnesses caused by viral pathogens. Scientists at ...

Structural biologists including Michael G. Rossmann have obtained clearer pictures of how the T4 virus, long known to infect E. coli bacteria, alters its shape as it prepares to pierce its host's cell ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 76, No. 11 (Nov., 1979), pp. 5430-5434 (5 pages) Searching for a physiological ...

Using a combination of imaging techniques, researchers have determined the mechanics that allow some viruses to invade cells by piercing their outer membranes and digesting their cell walls. The ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 112, No. 35 (September 1, 2015), pp. E4919-E4928 (10 pages) The first stages of productive bacteriophage ...

These self-propelling microscopic particles use tailor-made viruses to recognize specific bacteria strains. The viruses bind to matching bacteria to form unique sandwich structures that are then ...

A T4-specific protein is required for the initiation, in vivo, of a second early class of RNA that differs from that formed immediately after infection.

ARLINGTON, Va.--Using a combination of imaging techniques, researchers have determined the mechanics that allow some viruses to invade cells by piercing their outer membranes and digesting their cell ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A detailed look at a syringe-like structure designed to inject viral DNA into a host cell reveals a unique and complex entry scheme for viruses. The study may provide clues to ...

A detailed look at a syringe-like structure designed to inject viral DNA into a host cell reveals a unique and complex entry scheme for viruses. The study may provide clues to how similar viruses ...