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Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) contain seven species (HAdV-A to -G), each associated with specific disease conditions. Among these, HAdV-D includes those viruses associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC), a severe ocular surface infection. The reasons for...

Accurate mapping of next-generation sequencing (NGS) reads to reference genomes is crucial for almost all NGS applications and downstream analyses. Various repetitive elements in human and other higher eukaryotic genomes contribute in large part...

A type of virus that only infects bacteria has stolen the DNA of black widow spiders to attack its prey. And just not any DNA, but the genes that code for spider venom. This...

High-throughput bioinformatic analyses increasingly rely on pipeline frameworks to process sequence and metadata. Modern implementations of these frameworks differ on three key dimensions: using an implicit or explicit syntax, using a configuration, convention or...

Grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV) is a single-stranded DNA virus, proposed to be a member of the family Geminiviridae, and is associated with grapevines showing red blotch symptoms in North America. The existence of...

See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Scientists Find New Metabolic Pathways to Resist Viruses Source: Virology News

At Cornell University’s Baker Institute for Animal Health, groundbreaking horse health research is not surprising but standard. Such is the tone with which Prof. Doug Antczak ’69, animal science, refers to various scientific feats...

Cities and towns across the state have recorded at least 427 recent cases. Most of the patients are children, with more than 30 schools reporting numerous infections. Ed Rybicki’s insight:Hey, seeing as I’m in...

How did part of a black-widow venom gene end up in a virus that infects one of the world’s most successful bacteria? Ed Rybicki’s insight:What can I say: viruses – the original genetic engineers...

Cell Host Microbe. 2015 Dec 9;18(6):723-35. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2015.11.002. Meta-AnalysisSee it on Scoop.it, via Viruses and Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Meta- and Orthogonal Integration of Influenza "OMICs" Data Defines a Role for UBR4 in Virus Budding....