The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...

Influenza A virus (IAV) possesses a segmented, negative-sense RNA genome comprising eight distinct viral RNA (vRNA) segments. These segments form ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes that are selectively ...

Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction of viruses with host cells in unprecedented ...

A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically modify their shape becoming either spheres or larger filaments to enhance their ability to infect cells based on environmental conditions, according to a new ...

When vaccines are designed, scientists have aimed to prevent the virus from spreading to others, or stop it from producing more flu particles in ... | Microbiology ...

With its many variations, its ability to mutate, evade population immunity, and spread throughout the population, and its potential to cause serious illness and even death, the influenza viruses are ...