Aligos Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class ...

A new study in the journal Human Gene Therapy indicates that DNA impurities derived from plasmid and host cell DNA are ...

The firm said this view is based on encouraging efficacy to date, the use of a different adeno-associated virus capsid and transgene versus Elevidys, and a clean safety profile to date, with no ...

The Zika virus builds tiny tunnels, called tunneling nanotubes, to stealthily transport material needed to infect nearby ...

Infections with the hepatitis E virus often go unnoticed because they cause no symptoms. However, in patients with a weakened immune system or existing liver damage and also in pregnant women, the ...

“During the more detailed characterisation, we initially found that many of the antibodies were directed against the HEV capsid.” This protein is a structural component of the virus that encloses its ...

Gilead Sciences announced a significant milestone: the U.S. FDA accepted their New Drug Applications (NDAs) for lenacapavir ...

AI-assisted adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid engineering has transformative potential in terms of accelerating and optimizing the development of gene therapies. That’s the view of Fangzhi Tan ...

Herpesvirus-encoded microRNAs (v-miRNAs) play a crucial role in modulating host cellular processes to promote viral persistence, immune evasion, and pathogenesis. These v-miRNAs function by targeting ...

As virus experts, we’re committed to research that uncovers pandemic threats and helps protect people from them. But we are concerned about how some scientists are experimenting with viruses in ...