Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting ...

This research comes as many mosquito-borne viruses are spreading rapidly. Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in ...

Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in the United States, taking flight in Florida. They are intended to ...

The Zika virus builds tiny tunnels, called tunneling nanotubes, to stealthily transport material needed to infect nearby cells, including in placental cells, according to a team of researchers from ...

It was happenstance that the team discovered Zika's ability to build tiny tunnels. At Penn State, researchers were examining live cells infected with the Zika virus under a fluorescent microscope ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature ...