TWiP 12: Toxoplasma gondii
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 12 of the podcast “This Week in Parasitism”, Vincent and Dickson introduce the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most…
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FDA and NIH confirm WPI XMRV findings
…proved, it is probable. The association with CFS is very strong, but causality not proved. XMRV and related MLVs are in the donor supply with an early prevalence estimate of…
Microbiology books for kids
…and Virginia Silverstein The Usborne Complete Book of the Microscope by Kirsteen Rogers Jig, Jiggle, Sneeze by Joy Vitalis Germs Make Me Sick! by Melvin Berger Germ Stories by (Nobel…
TWiV 90: Guano happens
…in Northeastern American bats, vaccinia virus infection after sexual contact with a military vaccinee, and identification of a new flavivirus from an Old World bat in Bangladesh. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV090.mp3″] Click…
The virus and the virion
…that most virologists have confused the virion and the virus. This is probably a consequence of the fact that modern virology is rooted in the study of bacteriophages that began…
Viral bioinformatics: Introduction + Homology
This week’s addition to the virology toolbox was written by Chris Upton First, you may be asking yourself €“ Why viral bioinformatics? Good question! Although it€™s true that much in…