…for biological items (thanks Jim!) Colony collapse disorder: PBS program, descriptive study, metagenomic study, genetic analysis (thanks Swiss compass!) Potato virus Y and Alzheimer’s disease (thanks Jennifer!) A virus in…
…hepatitis C virus and Zika virus. Methylation of adenosine has been recently shown to modulate the replication of plant viruses. The RNA genomes of alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) and cucumber…
…an anchor for viral glycoproteins, which facilitate entry of the newly budded virus into a new cell by recognizing and binding host cell receptors. Such “enveloped” viruses are distinct from…
Bodo saltans The discovery of Mimivirus in a French cooling tower amazed virologists and changed our view of the biology and evolution of giant viruses. Since then, many other giant…
…a helper virus that can provide the missing components. In a well-known example of a satellite-helper system, Hepatitis D virus requires the presence of its helper Hepatitis B virus to…
…yellow fever virus, a flavivirus (illustrated). Results of pathological examination of the liver were consistent with a diagnosis of yellow fever. The patient lived in an urban area of Brazil,…
