TWiV 144: HIV gets the (zinc) finger
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Alan Dove Vincent, Rich, and Alan discuss live blogging of scientific meetings, the current outbreak of Hendra virus is Australia, and using zinc finger…
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Moratorium on influenza H5N1 transmission research
…that are more transmissible in mammals. In addition, no experiments with live H5N1 or H5 HA reassortant viruses already shown to be transmissible in ferrets will be conducted during this…
Too dangerous to publish?
Science magazine will be conducting a live chat on whether some scientific research is too dangerous to publish, and how governments are getting involved in regulating such studies. It will…
Human infections with avian influenza H7N9 virus from wet market poultry
…transmission. The four patients had occupational contact with poultry: one was a chef, one slaughtered and cooked live market poultry, and two bought live market poultry. Each had contact with…
Viruses in the extreme
Many microbes live in extreme environments, encountering conditions that are very hot, very cold, highly acidic, or very salty. The viruses that infect such microbes must also be able to…
Retroviruses turned egg-layers into live-bearers
…and rarely in evolution, but it clearly imposed an advantage, as placental-mediated live birthing has endured. Without retroviruses, many species might still be laying eggs – and that includes humans….