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 new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team from the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) and the Medical Center—University of Freiburg has ...

They are the virus's lockpicks, the tools that let it slip into our cells and spread from one host to another. The flu virus attacks much like a thief looking for unlocked doors. Its HA and NA ...

How flu viruses enter cells has been directly observed thanks to a new microscopy technique with the potential to revolutionize research on membrane biology, virus–host interactions and drug discovery ...