genetics & genomics, evolution, immunology

A mutant protein called Siglec-XII may promote carcinoma progression in humans, but inactivation of its gene seems to avoid the problem, according to a study.

Researchers identify deletions in the N-terminal domain of the spike protein that allow the coronavirus to avoid antibody neutralization and that may contribute to the emergence of new variants.

Small RNAs called piRNAs provide a first line of defense against the viruses.

Scientists spent five years reconstructing what is now the oldest HIV-1 genome yet recovered.