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Contrary To Conventional Wisdom, Some Virusoids Do Produce Proteins

It’s axiomatic in reviews of virusoids that they are small circular RNAs that do not encode any proteins. Studies with the virusoid known as small ... read more

Virusoids: Viruses’ Very Own Parasites

This article is part of a series on subviral agents. The first three installments —which can be read here, here, and here, respectively— discussed viroids, ... read more

Does The Hepatitis D Genome Encode Proteins From Both The “Plus” And “Minus” Strands?

This story is part of a larger series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. It is also the fourth installment in a series on ... read more

The Many Functions Of The Hepatitis D Antigen Proteins

This story is part of a larger series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. It is also the third installment in a series on ... read more

RNA Gymnastics: How Does Hepatitis Delta Virus Replicate?

This story is part of our series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. The story is also the second installment in a series on ... read more

The Mighty Virusoid: Hepatitis D

This is the first part of a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like pathogen that causes serious human disease. What follows is a description ... read more