Viruses and journalism: Off-the-shelf chemicals
…cloned DNA copy of the RNA genome of poliovirus is infectious in mammalian cells. It was the first such finding for an animal virus and made it possible to create…
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Transmission of Enteric Viruses through Saliva
…(“pups”) can apparently transmit enteric viruses to their mothers during suckling. Following oral inoculation with mouse norovirus 1 (MNV-1) or epizootic diarrhea of infant mice (EDIM, a mouse rotavirus), pups…
Vaccine Modalities – Part 2
…this principle and consist of a virus – typically an adenovirus – with an inserted gene that encodes an antigen of choice. Several genes native to the vector virus are…
Three countries endemic for poliovirus
…viruses originated in Afghanistan. The fact that such viruses are present in sewage means that there are still individuals without intestinal immunity to poliovirus in these regions. In response to…
Transgenic pigs resistant to foot-and-mouth disease
…is classified in the picornavirus family which also contains poliovirus and rhinoviruses. The virus is highly contagious and readily spreads long distances via wind currents, and among animals by aerosols…
Viral genomes in 700 year old caribou scat
…that viruses can be protected for long periods of time – under the right conditions. The oldest virus recovered so far is the giant Pithovirus sibericum, which was isolated from…