Contagion, the movie
Contagion is the name of a new action-thriller movie about a global outbreak of a deadly viral disease. Slated to be released in 2011, it is directed by Steven Soderbergh…
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Reconstruction of 1918-like avian influenza virus stirs concern over gain of function experiments
…be entrusted to carry out gain of function studies with influenza virus; they are dangerous and of no scientific value. The headline of a Guardian article is “Scientists condemn ‘crazy,…
Polio among the Amish
…shown to circulate for long periods and cause outbreaks of paralytic disease in undervaccinated populations. Similar VDPVs were subsequently isolated from four other children in the same Amish community, none…
Swine influenza daily update
…genome sequence from any Mexican isolate – otherwise we could determine if they are significantly different. Such information might provide clues about why the disease in Mexico seems to be…
A dancing matrix of viruses
…from organism to organism, Lewis Thomas wrote the following incredibly prescient words in The Lives of a Cell: The viruses, instead of being single-minded agents of disease and death, now…
Influenza A/Mexico/2009 (H1N1): Questions and answers
…An N-95 is a particulate respirator that when fitted properly filters 95% of particles 0.3 microns or larger. Face masks generally refer to medical and surgical masks that need only…