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Researchers identify a shared RNA-protein interaction that could lead to broad-spectrum antiviral treatments for enteroviruses ...

Scientists have identified a natural human protein that can rouse dormant HIV inside infected cells, a finding that sharpens one of the most promising paths toward a cure. By showing that the virus’s ...

“Other signs of prolonged insufficient protein intake include leg swelling, anemia, and poor wound healing,” Jones adds.

Most mutations that cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a major study of human protein variants that was published in Nature ...

A comprehensive analysis of over 500,000 human protein variants reveals that 60% of disease-causing missense mutations reduce protein stability In a recent study published in Nature, researchers used ...

Sneaky parasite evades the human immune system by stripping cells and wearing them as a disguise Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them have ...