Differently shaped RNA molecules allow HIV to express different genes from the same RNA sequence.

New CRISPR-based research tool delivers results in an hour; researchers share protocol and kits to advance research and move toward clinical validation.

MIT professor and intensivist/trauma surgeon explains the new challenges that Covid-19 brings to treating patients in acute respiratory distress.

Report offers guidelines to help prevent viruses from tainting biopharmaceutical drugs.

Study finds specific cells in the lungs, nasal passages, and intestines that are more susceptible to infection.

Team designs antibody-like receptor proteins that can bind to cytokines, as possible strategy for treating coronavirus and other infections.

MIT chemists are testing a protein fragment that may inhibit coronaviruses’ ability to enter human lung cells.

Repurposing a drug used for blood clots may help Covid-19 patients in danger of respiratory failure, researchers suggest.

Findings could help researchers design drugs to treat influenza B infections.