Michael Rossmann, 88
…first met Michael in 1985 at a picornavirus meeting in Seillac, France. His group had just solved the three-dimensional structure of rhinovirus, which along with poliovirus (done by Jim Hogle…
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H5N1 facts, not fear
…of H5 viruses and development of vaccines and antivirals. Are these studies relevant to humans? Ferrets are quite susceptible to infection with influenza viruses. However, it is not clear that…
Raltegravir inhibits murine leukemia virus: implications for chronic fatigue syndrome?
…of viral DNA into the host genome and therefore inhibits viral replication. The mouse retrovirus murine leukemia virus (MLV) has been linked to the development of spontaneous autoimmune disease. The…
Influenza neuraminidase inhibitors work
…12 individuals given placebo were infected (67%). None of the patients given Tamiflu shed virus in nasal secretions, or reported respiratory illness. Virus was shed by 50% of individuals in…
A lytic bacterium that behaves like a virus
…virus is that it does not replicate by binary fission, but by assembly of components to form new virus particles. Hence, D. destructans is a bacterium, but it might be…
Trivalent influenza vaccine for the 2010-2011 season
…component is part of the vaccine. The selection of viruses for seasonal flu vaccines is based on which influenza viruses circulate during the previous season. Sample viruses are collected by…