Virology

Help fund Viruses and Cells Gordon Research Conference

The Gordon Research Conference on Viruses and Cells is the premier meeting in virology. Held every two years, it covers all areas of virology and is limited to 200 participants to ensure quality and interaction. I know how good this meeting is - I attended for many years and served ...

TWiV 485: Fishing with defective flies

The TWiV posse considers viral insulin-like peptides encoded in fish genomes, and insect antiviral immunity by production of viral DNA from defective genomes of RNA viruses. <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>&lt;span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;lt;span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; ...

Mosquito blood feeding is not a free lunch

Imagine that we could change all the mosquitoes in the world so that they would no longer take a blood meal, and then consider the impact on transmission of viruses and parasites. Before you say impossible, you should know that Nature has already done it - not all mosquitoes take ...

Virus Watch: Buckyball Viruses

In this short video, I show you how to make different types of virus particles using the small magnetic spheres called Buckyballs. https://youtu.be/qLAEUvlVmqY

TWiV 484: Float like a mimivirus STING like a bat

The TWiVumvirate discuss the giant Tupanvirus, with the longest tail in the known virosphere, and dampened STING dependent interferon activation in bats. <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>&lt;span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Click arrow to play Download TWiV 484 (53 MB ...
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