Ian Lipkin on XMRV
Late last year virologist Ian Lipkin was asked by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Anthony Fauci to coordinate a multi-center study of CFS patients. Newly drawn blood…
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Women AND men beware: HPV, the culprit behind more than just cervical cancers?
This article was written for extra credit by a student in my virology course. by Bethany DiPrete Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the…
Microbiology blogs
If you have ever wanted to read other blogs on microbiology, head over to Cesar Sánchez’ Twisted Bacteria, where he has compiled a list of his 20 favorites. There are…
Kawaoka paper published on aerosol transmission of H5 influenza virus in ferrets
…avian H5 HA protein that allow it to bind human receptors. These changes are located around the sialic acid binding pocket in the HA head (figure). Some of the amino…
Viral gifts
…find her crafts at Trilobite Craftworks. I love the influenza virus brooch pictured above, but there are many, many other riveting creations. For wrapping your gifts, head over to The…
Transmission of Ebola virus
…generate aerosols. It is possible that a health care worker could be infected by performing these procedures on a patient with Ebola virus disease. But the health care worker will…