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Scientists working in the field who need to diagnose Ebola face challenging conditions. They have to send samples to labs far away, hope they get there safely, and then wait days for results. See...

To infect its victims, influenza A heads for the lungs, where it latches onto sialic acid on the surface of cells. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Nano-decoy lures human influenza A virus...

Paleovirology studies how viruses and their hosts have evolved together for millions of years, which could provide clues to fighting them. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Genetic fossil-hunters dig through HIV’s long...

West African Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes harbor a taxonomically diverse virome including new insect-specific flaviviruses, mononegaviruses, and totiviruses Ed Rybicki’s insight:We found a totivirus in stinkbugs, many years ago – may be worth going back...

Research also provides new clues about the roles of subsurface bacteria in globally important cycles.See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses and Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca New Bacteria Groups, Stunning Diversity, Found Underground  Source: Viral Bioinformatics

This week I’ve been talking to first year students about cell biology, discussing how much the environment of the cell varies from one site to another within the cell. Viruses “know” this and much...

Host-associated viral populations, viromes, have been understudied relative to their contribution to human physiology. Viruses interact with host gene networks, influencing both health and disease. Analysis of host gene networks in the absence of...

AIMS: To develop a computational resource for viral epigenomic methylation profiles from diverse diseases. MATERIALS & METHODS: Methylation patterns of Epstein-Barr virus and hepatitis B virus genomic regions are provided as web platform developed...

See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses and Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Primary Structures of the Virion Proteins of Vaccinia Virus at Increased Resolution Source: Viral Bioinformatics

RNA viruses present an extraordinary threat to human health, given their sudden and unpredictable appearance, the potential for rapid spread among the human population, and their ability to evolve resistance to antiviral therapies. The...