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Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses are a serious threat to domestic poultry and can be a source of new human pandemic and annual influenza strains. Vaccination is the main strategy of protection against influenza,...

The intracellular parasitic nature of viruses and the emergence of antiviral drug resistance necessitate the development of new potent antiviral drugs. Recently, a method for developing potent inhibitory drugs by targeting biological machines with...

Snakes kill tens of thousands of people each year. But experts can’t agree on how best to overcome a desperate shortage of antivenom. Ed Rybicki’s insight:Really, seriously: can’t we get creative here?? See it...

The pharmaceutical giant Merck announce today that is has finished development on a new vaccine to protect people against the harmful chemicals found in gmo Ed Rybicki’s insight:Couldn’t resist. Two dangerous things in one...

LOS ANGELES, CA – Mattel announced a new line of Barbies today, the anti-vaccine Barbie. Ed Rybicki’s insight:This is SO good. Cruel, but good. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Mattel introduces new...

Several anti-vaccine dogs issued a statement today saying that they believe rabies is a harmless disease that all puppies need to go through to get natural immunity Ed Rybicki’s insight:No comment. But it’s all...

Some doctors are refusing to treat families if the parents won’t vaccinate. Ed Rybicki’s insight:Excellent! Beats me how supposedly educated people can refuse to do things that so manifestly obviously make good sense. I...

The world’s first cancer vaccine has halved the number of new cervical cancers ten years after it was first administered in Australia. Ed Rybicki’s insight:Vaccines fucking WORK! OK?? See it on Scoop.it, via Virology...

Digital scans will help researchers test whether she fell out of a tree. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Print your own 3D Lucy to work out how the famous hominin died Source:...

See it on Scoop.it, via Virology and Bioinformatics from Virology.ca Standing on the Shoulders of Giant Viruses: Five Lessons Learned about Large Viruses Infecting Small Eukaryotes and the Opportunities They Create Source: Viral Bioinformatics