@natcomms.nature.comA divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American bats
The study provides a broader understanding of the diversity of bat coronaviruses, offering evolutionary context for features that may be relevant to zoonotic potential
@kosuke-takada.bsky.social
@kythra.bsky.socialit's whole reason to be is to make copies of itself and so it will invade any host that it can do that inside. #virology
@brennanlab.bsky.social📣 Excited to share our latest PLOS Pathogens paper
We developed a reverse genetics system for Bhanja virus and show that lineage-specific NSs proteins differentially antagonise interferon, affecting viral fitness. 🎉
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@utrechtvirology.bsky.socialCheck out the latest influenza work from the group of @xdh.bsky.social! 🦠
Katherine Marougka et al explore how changes in the HA–NA–receptor balance may have helped the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus cross the species barrier from swine to humans.
@artificialscience.bsky.socialThe Pentagon just paid a biotech venture firm to build AI that predicts how viruses will mutate before they do. $47M, five years, two AI platforms already screening viral proteomes. What could go right and wrong? #Biosecurity #AI #Virology
@evbc.bsky.socialHappy to share EVBC Newsletter No. 105 for September 2026, including:
📅 Upcoming events + deadlines
🚨 Info on ViBioM 2027 in Jena: 9-11 March
💼 Job vacancies
💻 Webinar announcements
🔗 evbc.uni-jena.de/evbc-newslet...
#bioinformatics #virology #sciencecommunity
@natcomms.nature.comA divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American bats
The study provides a broader understanding of the diversity of bat coronaviruses, offering evolutionary context for features that may be relevant to zoonotic potential
@kosuke-takada.bsky.social
@pathogensmdpi.bsky.social🧫 Meet MDPI at IUMS2026 in Lisbon! 🌍
📅 4–6 November 2026
📍 Lisbon, Portugal
📌 Booth #10
https://www.mdpi.com/news/18198
#IUMS2026 #Microbiology #PathogensMDPI #MDPI #Bacteriology #Virology #Mycology
@zoonoses-journal.orgCould #ToscanaVirus be the hidden cause of meningitis in travelers?
This case report shows how #Serology confirmed TOSV in two Irish tourists in Spain, with rapid recovery after treatment. #medsky #Virology #PublicHealth
#Zoonoses #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.15212/ZOO...
@evbc.bsky.socialA global workshop report calls for adaptable, non-stigmatising systems that combine virus genomes, phenotypes and #epidemiology to track lineages and strengthen outbreak response 🌍🦠 #Virology #BVBRC, #CDC, #NCBI #NIAID
📄 https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00210-26
👤 EVBC: Elliot J. Lefkowitz
@natcomms.nature.comCo-authors @merylhaas.bsky.social, @danielhurdiss.bsky.social from @utrechtvirology.bsky.social and others show that the norovirus NS3 protein forms an RNA-engaging molecular motor that may transport viral RNA during infection. #Virology #CryoEM
@bio-integration.orgCan existing #ProteaseInhibitors block #SARS-CoV-2 entry?
This study shows lopinavir/ritonavir binds to the spike RBD, a key viral entry site, supporting rational drug design. #medsky #Virology
#BIOI #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.15212/bio...
@biologylu.bsky.socialNearly 55,000 RNA viruses were identified across urban and peri-urban environments in 102 cities; 77% had not been observed before. Eran Elhaik and colleagues helped build the global atlas from 2,922 metatranscriptomes. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
#RNAvirus #Virology #Microbiology
@microbesinfo.bsky.social🦟🦠 #Italy has reported more than 650 #WestNileVirus #infections this year as warmer temperatures and longer #mosquito seasons help the #virus spread farther and for longer periods.
@lji.orgFrom @yahoonews.com - LJI scientists show that a potential #Zika virus vaccine can protect via T cells and antibodies www.yahoo.com/news/science... #InfectiousDisease #Virology #Health #Medicine
@danielhurdiss.bsky.socialExcited to share that our norovirus NS3 study is now online in Nature Communications! 🎉
These enzymes, found across an entire order of RNA viruses, have long been molecular motors in search of a function. We think we’ve uncovered their role. (🧵)
@astrobiology.bsky.social
@kawatosatoshi.bsky.social