When virologists Fouchier and Kawaoka were isolating avian influenza H5N1 viruses that could transmit among ferrets by aerosol, there was consternation from some quarters that such viruses might escape from the laboratory and cause a pandemic in humans. Part of the fear came from the fact that the case fatality ...

En esta sesión discutiremos como los virus con genoma de DNA replican sus ácidos nucleícos. Consideraremos las enzimas y otras proeteínas que participan en la síntesis del DNA viral y los retos que imponen las distintas topologías de los genomas de DNA (DNA linear de cadena sencilla, DNA circular de ...

On episode #252 of the science show This Week in Virology, the complete TWiV team reads email from listeners about anti-vaccine activists, a career in microbiology, placentas, a virology textbook, the HeLa cell genome, norovirus, and much more. You can find TWiV #252 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.

From Martin Enserink at ScienceInsider: Virologist Ron Fouchier has suffered a loss in a legal battle with the Dutch government over the publication of his controversial H5N1 influenza research. On Friday, a Dutch district court ruled that the government was right to ask Fouchier to obtain an export license before ...

On episode #251 of the science show This Week in Virology, the complete TWiV crew reviews work on MERS-coronavirus, including serological studies in camels, production of an infectious DNA clone, and identification of an interferon antagonist. You can find TWiV #251 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.