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virology, microbiology
virology, microbiology
Down for the Count
Amber Dance
| May 1, 2013
| 8 min read
One, two, three, four . . . . Counting colonies and plaques can be tedious, but tools exist to streamline the process.
Bee Venom for HIV Prevention
Edyta Zielinska
| Mar 12, 2013
| 1 min read
Nanoparticles coated with a toxin found in bee venom can destroy HIV while leaving surrounding cells intact.
Antibody-Dependent Enhanced (ADE) Immunity
Beth Marie Mole
| Mar 1, 2013
| 1 min read
The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
Bedeviled by Dengue
Beth Marie Mole
| Mar 1, 2013
| 10+ min read
The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.
How Dengue Does It
Beth Marie Mole
| Feb 28, 2013
| 1 min read
Dengue virus has sophisticated mechanisms for entering a cell, for replicating its RNA genome, and for transcribing proteins.
The Plastic Genome
Beth Marie Mole
| Dec 1, 2012
| 2 min read
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
Virus Monopolizes Host’s Repairmen
Ed Yong
| Nov 29, 2012
| 3 min read
Human cytomegalovirus fixes its broken DNA by exclusively co-opting its host’s repair proteins.
Cranking Up Biosecurity
Jef Akst
| Oct 23, 2012
| 2 min read
The federal government tightens regulations on SARS and other deadly viruses, but the changes could hamper research.
Novel Deadly Virus
Beth Marie Mole
| Oct 1, 2012
| 2 min read
A new rhabdovirus may be responsible for an outbreak of fatal hemorrhagic fever.
Death Match
Jef Akst
| Oct 1, 2012
| 4 min read
Cockfighting and other cultural practices in Southeast Asia could greatly aid the spread of deadly diseases like bird flu.
Flu Fights Dirty
Hayley Dunning
| Sep 1, 2012
| 2 min read
Mimicking a host-cell histone protein offers flu a sneaky tactic to suppress immune response.
The Danger of Vaccine Exemptions
Edyta Zielinska
| Aug 30, 2012
| 1 min read
Are states with less rigorous rules about which children can claim an exception from vaccination in kindergarten putting communities at higher risk of childhood disease?
Clinical Trial Misfortune
Cristina Luiggi
| Aug 28, 2012
| 1 min read
A human trial of a hepatitis C treatment is shut down after one of the participants died.
Texan West Nile Concerns
Edyta Zielinska
| Aug 27, 2012
| 2 min read
Researchers consider the recent reappearance of West Nile virus in Texas and the efforts to control it.
Rapid Bird Flu Test
Cristina Luiggi
| Jun 4, 2012
| 1 min read
New PCR assay can detect more than 40 strains of H5N1 in a single go.
Bubble Vision
Edyta Zielinska
| May 1, 2012
| 2 min read
Turning a liability into an asset, cryo-electron microscopists exploit an artifact to probe protein structure.
Protection for Big-Screen Virus
Edyta Zielinska
| Oct 19, 2011
| 1 min read
Researchers find an antibody that may protect against a virus similar to the one featured in the movie Contagion.
Cellular Origins of Giant Viruses?
Cristina Luiggi
| Oct 16, 2011
| 1 min read
The largest virus to be sequenced prompts researchers to consider whether giant viruses were once full-fledged living organisms.
Dengue-Resistant Mosquitoes
Tia Ghose
| Aug 24, 2011
| 3 min read
Mosquitoes infected with the
Wolbachia
bacteria, which fail to transmit the dengue virus, spread through the population when released in the wild.
Come Inside
Richard P. Grant
| Mar 1, 2011
| 2 min read
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