By Gertrud U. Rey Gertrud Rey is a trained virologist residing in Atlanta, Georgia. During the day, she works as a consultant in a biotech patent law firm, but spends much of her free time as a science communicator. She was a guest on TWiV 179 and 424. The lack ...

The evolution of virulence is a fascinating topic, because it illuminates the fine line between a microbe killing a host and finding a new one to infect. This week I stray from the usual subject to explore a study of bacterial virulence, which provides concepts that are relevant to viruses. ...

Earlier this month (7 March) David Baltimore, 1975 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (and my postdoctoral advisor) turned 80 years old. In celebration I am re-posting two interviews I did with David: one with the TWiV team, and one for Principles of Virology. If you are in the Los ...

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 ...

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; ...