New hepatitis C antiviral drugs
…of these become life long, chronic infections, which may lead to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death. No vaccine is available, and the only antiviral treatment, pegylated interferon plus ribavirin, is…
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Bacteriophages, viral vaccines, and poliovirus
…trial dealing with poliovirus vaccine. I have been reading extensively about poliomyelitis and poliovirus vaccines, which also explains why this virus dominated virology blog this week. I took the stand…
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
…million metric tons — more than 100 Empire State Buildings. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, & the effects of the atom…
A new virology course at Columbia University
…Week in Virology. Each lecture will be recorded, and a video screencast will be posted at the course website. I’ve previously posted a screencast of my vaccine lecture. The screencasts…
TWiV 72: Bucket of bolts
…infection (paper and comment form) Vaccine needle size matters Participate in the Personal Genome Project Weekly Science Picks Dickson Scientist as Chef by Dickson Despommier (pdf) Alan Networked Organisms and…