The labs of two of these researchers, Takeshi Noda and Takao Hashiguchi, are revealing the detailed shapes of viruses at the atomic level, with a focus on filoviruses, such as Ebola, as well as ...

This debate shapes scientific understanding and influences public health decisions—for example, defining whether viruses are ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions ...

Seeking to mimic self-assembly processes that occur naturally, RIKEN researchers have demonstrated that the self-assembly of ...