On episode #53 of the science show This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Laura, David, Kalin and Paul get together at the Society for General Microbiology meeting in Manchester, England to talk about next-generation approaches to antimicrobial therapy. You can find the audio for TWiM #53, along with show notes, at microbeworld.org/twim. ...

Earlier this month the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) published the DNA sequence of the genome of HeLa cells, the cell line that is widely used for research in virology, cell biology, and many other areas. This cell line was produced from a tumor taken from Henrietta Lacks in 1951. ...

One of five vials of Guanarito virus is missing from the Galveston National Laboratory, which houses a BSL-4 laboratory designed to safely study the most dangerous pathogens. Guanarito virus is a member of the family Arenaviridae, which includes enveloped viruses with a segmented, negative-strand RNA genome. It is found in Venezuela ...

MicrobeWorld and the Society for General Microbiology (UK) to live stream two events from their Spring Conference 2013 in Manchester, England, March 25-28. Peter Wildy Prize for Microbiology Education Monday, March 25, 2013 17:20 GMT (1:20 PM EST | 10:20 AM PST)   David Bhella, Ph.D., will be accepting the Peter Wildy ...

On episode #225 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Rich, and Kathy read listener comments and questions on viral oncotherapy, science communication, a functional HIV cure in an infant, and much more. You can find TWiV #225 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.