TWiV 556: Glycolyl’s not for the birds
TWiV minus one reveals delayed neurological deficits in children without microcephaly born to Zika virus infected mothers, and N-glycolyl-neuraminic acid as a receptor for influenza A viruses. Click arrow to…
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Gain of function research explained
…bad name. The catalyst was a series of experiments on highly pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza viruses. These viruses rarely infect humans and do not transmit well among people. In experiments…
TWiV 878: Shape matters sometimes
TWiV revisits chronic wasting disease of cervids and the ability of the prions to infect meadow voles and raccoons, and the suggestion that stochastic assembly of influenza virus particles may…
When Two Different Viruses Have Offspring
…astounding new findings. The authors of the study wanted to observe the interactions between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza A virus (IAV), so they infected lung cells with either…
Polio and Nobel Prizes
I often lecture about polioviruses and poliovirus vaccines, and I am frequently asked why Salk or Sabin did not receive the Nobel Prize. I usually tell students because Salk did…
Cosavirus – a new human picornavirus
…leads to paralysis. Does replication of cosavirus in the intestine interfere with the poliovirus vaccine strains, possibly explaining immunization failures in India? It will also be interesting to study the…