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Viral discovery
A simple new technique can isolate novel virus genomes from contaminated plasma samples.
Email: Jonathan B Weitzman - jonathanweitzman@hotmail.com News from The Scientist 2001, 2(1):20010927-01
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The isolation of novel viral genomes from serum or plasma samples presents a significant technical challenge. In the September 25 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Tobias Allander and colleagues at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, USA, describe a sensitive method for identifying viruses in serum samples (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2001, 98:11609-11614).
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