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Women AND men beware: HPV, the culprit behind more than just cervical cancers?

1 Comment / Basic virology, Information / By Vincent Racaniello

This article was written for extra credit by a student in my virology course. by Bethany DiPrete Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, and as of yet, there is no cure. However, there is a vaccine to prevent infection by certain strains. Recent research may encourage not …

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Contagion: First review

3 Comments / Events, Information / By Vincent Racaniello

Dennis Lim at the New York Times has a review of the upcoming virus thriller ‘Contagion’. According to script consultant (and my CU colleague) Ian Lipkin, he went through great efforts to make the movie realistic: There isn’t anything in the laboratory part of the film that hasn’t either been done with a bona fide …

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Virology at the Deutsches Museum

4 Comments / Basic virology, Information / By Vincent Racaniello

I just returned from a 17-day, 3,000 km road trip with my family in Europe. When I travel I’m always on the lookout for virus-related information and I found some at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. This museum showcases science and technology – it has over 100,000 objects illustrating the historical progression of areas such …

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Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour 106: Infecting the brick house

Events, Information / By Vincent Racaniello

I joined Dr. Kirsten Sanford on episode 106 of Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour for a basic discussion about viruses. [powerpress url=”http://twit.cachefly.net/dksh0106.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download DKSH #106 (31 MB .mp3, 64 minutes) Download video (272 MB .mp4)

Infectious salmon anemia virus spread from Norway to Chile

2 Comments / Information / By Vincent Racaniello

The Chilean salmon farming industry has been severely affected by disease caused by infectious salmon anemia virus. Salmon eggs shipped from Norway to Chile in 2007 are the cause of the outbreak (New York Times): A virus that has killed millions of salmon in Chile and ravaged the fish farming industry there was probably brought …

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Brent Johnson on virophage

8 Comments / Information / By Vincent Racaniello

Virophage is the name coined for viruses such as Sputnik and Mavirus that can only replicate in cells infected with a helper virus, whose replication they inhibit. I’ve never liked the name – it means virus eater – and neither does Brent Johnson, a virologist at Brigham Young University: “I believe the term ‘virophage’ is unfortunate …

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