There is one, and only one strain of SARS-CoV-2
…It is the noise produced by error-prone RNA synthesis by the virus. Viruses with D614S are simply virus isolates. They are not strains of SARS-CoV-2. Because of the founder effect,…
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Trial By Error: My Exchange With Professor Bishop
…fact that what she referred to as the original primary outcome–school attendance at 12 months–provided positive results. The problem is that the original primary outcome was school attendance at six…
Trial By Error: Who Has the School Study Documents?
…absence: surveillance outcomes from school-based clinics. I have been seeking documents from this study, in particular, the letters sent to families of children with extended school absences and the consent…
Swine flu A/Mexico/2009 (H1N1): Questions and answers
…Is that true? A: Peak virus shedding occurs about a day before peak symptoms. I would not say it is not impossible to shed virus without symptoms, but in most…
Science publishing has a Zika problem
…journal. Some infectious DNA clones of viruses have been published in prominent journals – for example, Ebolavirus and influenza virus in Science (2000 and 2001). Zika virus is a flavivirus,…
Virology 101
…have any questions, send them to vincent@virology.ws. Basic Background Information What is a virus? (W3301) What is a virus? Are viruses living? Discovery of viruses What color is a virus?…