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Scientists decode cellular RNA switch that can block dengue virus replication

For decades, the arrival of the monsoon season across India and tropical nations has brought an overwhelming wave of dengue ...
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Cytomegalovirus Hijacks Host Chromatin Remodeler MORC2 to Fuel Viral Genome Repair

A new PLOS Pathogens study shows that human cytomegalovirus induces and recruits the host chromatin remodeler MORC2 to viral ...
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New model for replication of BKPyV virus, a major cause of kidney transplant failure

To better understand BKPyV replication and ways to prevent it, researchers in the UAB Department of Microbiology have published a single-cell analysis of BKPyV infection in primary kidney cells. Their ...
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Astroviruses Hijack Goblet Cell Mucus Secretion to Exit the Gut

New research shows that astroviruses, a leading cause of childhood diarrhea, co-opt the mucus-secreting machinery of ...