TWiV 139: Honey, I shrunk the virus
…the Week Lance – A History of the World since 9/11 by Dominic Streatfeild Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@microbe.tv, or call them in…
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Transgenic mice susceptible to poliovirus
…Steven to solve the structure of poliovirus bound to a soluble form of PVR. The image of that complex decorates the banner at virology blog and twiv.tv. Shortly after identifying…
Thirty years of infectious enthusiasm
…manipulation of the viral genome at will, allowing unprecedented genetic analysis and the use of viruses as vectors for gene therapy. But nearly any virus can now be recovered from…
Virology at the Deutsches Museum
…right contain a viewport through which electron micrographs of other viruses can be observed. I was pleased to see a section indicating that ‘not all viruses cause diseases in humans’….
Women AND men beware: HPV, the culprit behind more than just cervical cancers?
…the assembly of new virus particles (virions) is restricted to the outer epithelial cells, which are fully differentiated and no longer divide. In cancers caused by viral infection, the virus…
Wild poliovirus in China
…2011. All four cases are from Hetian prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China. Genetic sequencing of the isolated viruses indicates they are genetically-related to viruses currently circulating in Pakistan. The…