Zika’s emerging threat for the Asia-Pacific region
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Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of Zika virus infection and induced neural cell death
A high-throughput screen of preclinical, investigational and FDA-approved drugs identifies compounds that possess antiviral and neuroprotective effects against Zika virus infection in human neural progenitor cells and astrocytes.See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses and...
Dengue vaccine could make things worse: ‘We should be careful in considering where and how to use this vaccine’ | Outbreak News Today
See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses and Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Dengue vaccine could make things worse: ‘We should be careful in considering where and how to use this vaccine’ | Outbreak News Today Source:...
Science fiction: Boldly going for 50 years
Sidney Perkowitz scans the impacts of Star Trek on science, technology and society. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Science fiction: Boldly going for 50 years Source: Virology News
A Scientist’s Guide To Social Media
Social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter can be intimidating for introverted scientists—all that interaction, 24/7. But actually, online communities are perfect for people who want to cogitate before they comment. Social networks...
Why women leave academia and why universities should be worried
A recent report reveals that only 12% of third year female PhD students want a career in academia. Curt Rice looks at the reasons why and warns that universities’ survival is at riskSee it...
Donald Henderson obituary
Head of the WHO programme that eradicated smallpoxSee it on Scoop.it, via Viruses and Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Donald Henderson obituary Source: Viral Bioinformatics
The debt we owe to retroviruses
It was already known that genes inherited from ancient retroviruses are essential to the formation of the placenta in mammals. Now it appears that genes with retrovirus origins may also be responsible for the...
Uncovering Earth’s virome
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Complete and Incomplete Genome Packaging of Influenza A and B Viruses
The genomes of influenza A and B viruses comprise eight segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNAs (vRNAs). Although segmentation of the virus genome complicates the packaging of infectious progeny into virions, it provides an evolutionary...
