Newly discovered protein gives signal for virus infection
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - 12:20
in Biology & Nature
Viruses have been part of animals and humans for eons. When viruses invade a cell, they can infiltrate the nucleus with their genome and become part of the genome of the infected organism. Viruses transfer their genes between various organisms, as well as between tissues containing well-differentiated cells inside a living creature. But how they uncoat their well-packed genes and release them to cause infection is largely unknown.