The Blood XMRV Scientific Research Working Group was formed to design and carry out a study to determine whether xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) posed a threat to blood safety. Phase III results were published on Sept. 22, 2011 in Science. In an upcoming webinar study leaders Graham Simmons ...

There is an excellent question in the comments to "Are all virus particles infectious?": if the particle-to-PFU ratio for a virus stock is 10,000:1, and I infect 1,000,000 cells with 10,000 particles, how many plaques would I expect to observe? Answering this question provides insight into the particle-to-PFU ratio of viruses. ...

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Vincent, Alan, and Rich cover the virome of raw sewage, and a baculovirus gene that causes caterpillars to climb to their doom. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV152.mp3"] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 152 (50 MB .mp3, 83 minutes). Subscribe to ...

This article was written for extra credit by a student in my virology course. by Alexandra Jacunski Recent research has suggested a new method of flu prevention and treatment: the administration of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) to the lungs of mice significantly reduced flu symptoms and prevented mortality after a ...

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter. Vincent, Michael and Elio focus on endosymbiosis: the rapid spread of Ricekttsia in whitefiles, and a metabolic patchwork in nested symbionts of mealybugs. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twimshow/TWiM017.mp3"] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiM #17 (51 MB, .mp3, 70 minutes). Subscribe to TWiM (free) on ...