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Peter Wildy Prize for Microbiology Education 2013 – Dave Bhella

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David Bhella, Ph.D., a structural virologist at the MRC Centre for Virus Research in Glasgow, accepts the Peter Wildy Prize for Microbiology Education, awarded annually by the Society for General Microbiology for an outstanding contribution to microbiology education. In his laboratory David produces beautiful three-dimensional structures of viruses. In this video you will see how …

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Live from the Society for General Microbiology Conference in Manchester, UK

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MicrobeWorld and the Society for General Microbiology (UK) to live stream two events from their Spring Conference 2013 in Manchester, England, March 25-28. Peter Wildy Prize for Microbiology Education Monday, March 25, 2013 17:20 GMT (1:20 PM EST | 10:20 AM PST)   David Bhella, Ph.D., will be accepting the Peter Wildy Prize for Microbiology Education, awarded …

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Receptor for new coronavirus-EMC identified

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Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites, which means that they must enter a cell to reproduce. As virions are too large to diffuse passively across the plasma membrane, cellular pathways for uptake of extracellular materials provide entry routes. The first step in entry is adherence of virus particles to the membrane, an interaction mediated by binding …

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Antimicrobial peptides induced by herpesvirus enhance HIV-1 infection

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The risk of being infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is substantially enhanced in individuals with other sexually transmitted diseases. For example, infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) increases the risk ratio of acquiring HIV from 2 to 4. Explanations for this increased risk include direct inoculation of HIV-1 into the …

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