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…
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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
Dr. Francis Collins, the head of the National Institutes of Health, believes that we would have an Ebola virus vaccine if not for the past ten years of flat budgets…
