Creation of a killer poxvirus
…to create even more lethal viruses than already exist. I believe this is highly unlikely for a number of reasons. First, no one knows how to make a virus more…
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Measles vaccine: No association with autism
…virus RNA was subsequently found in the intestine of children with ASD, it was suggested that the measles virus component of MMR was in some way causing autism. The stage…
H5N1 expert says ‘The virus is definitely mutating’
…find it hard to believe that a virus ‘expert’ would ever make such a statement as ‘the virus is definitely mutating’. Virus genomes continuously undergo mutation, as a consequence of…
There Is No Need to Panic About Bird Flu
…virus evolved an enhanced ability to enter respiratory tract cells within that individual. Influenza viruses enter host cells when the viral surface hemagglutinin protein (i.e., the “H” in H5N1) binds…
There Is Something to Be Gained From Gain of Function Experiments
…a particular functional property. Another way is by infecting animals or cells with a virus and using the viruses isolated from those animals/cells to infect new animals or cells. After…
Happy as a clam? Maybe not.
…that they also harbor waterborne viruses such as hepatitis A in areas with poor sanitation. Since hepatitis A virus is spread via the fecal-oral route, food-borne outbreaks due to ingestion…