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The spike protein is found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 and is responsible for its entry into host cells. Because of this function, it is the focus of most COVID-19 vaccines. A study has revealed foundational characteristics of the spike protein.

A Wayne State University School of Medicine researcher has been awarded a $2.3 million grant by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to support research in circadian RNA modification in metabolic disease.

Scientists have developed a means to create a new type of memory, marking a notable breakthrough in the increasingly sophisticated field of artificial intelligence.

Cells remember tissue inflammation in order to respond more efficiently. Researchers have described the mechanism behind inflammatory memory and have suggested that the phenomenon may be universal across diverse cell types.

Researchers have used advanced electron microscopy to see how human viruses move in a near-native environment. The visualization technique could lead to improved understanding of how vaccine candidates and treatments behave and function as they interact with target cells.

A new Yale study suggests that aerosols in the atmosphere may be temporarily holding down ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific.

Isolating drug-like molecules hidden in the genomes of Streptomyces bacteria has proved challenging. Now, biologists are using comparative metabologenomics to try to uncover what may be preventing it from producing desirable compounds encoded by its genes.

Researcher have identified a gene in Mycobacterium tuberculosis that suppresses immune defenses in infected human cells.

Scientists have discovered that the protein ubiquitin plays an important role in the regulation of the aging process.

Research indicates that many cancer patients lack sufficient immune protection against the measles and mumps viruses.