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Mosquitoes are carriers of various viruses from malaria to dengue. But mosquitoes can not transmit HIV. This article explores why mosquitoes are unable to transmit HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Source: www.nature.com See...

After Edward Jenner established human vaccination over 200 years ago, attenuated poxviruses became key players to contain the deadliest virus of its own family: Variola virus (VARV), the causative agent of smallpox. Cowpox virus...

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It’s no secret that I don’t have a high opinion of naturopathy. Just enter the word “naturopathy” into the search box of this blog, and you’ll quickly see what I mean. Indeed, when last...

Todd Harris is a Bioinformatics Consultant and Project Manager at WormBase.   Source: www.acgt.me See on Scoop.it – Virology and Bioinformatics from Virology.ca

This essay is adapted from a piece originally printed in the March/April 2015 issue of Orion.  To teach evolution at the University of Kentucky is to teach at an institution steeped in the history of...

Requiring neither genotyping nor whole-genome sequencing, the G-SCI method has been used to link genetic variations to autoimmune disease.  Source: www.asianscientist.com See on Scoop.it – Virology and Bioinformatics from Virology.ca

No one was under the illusion that New York’s rats were clean creatures, but a study published this week in mBio found dozens of viruses that have never been described by science, some of which may be potentially...

A film about the history and importance of the fruit fly #Drosophila as a model organism in biomedical research. A useful educational resource for teachers a… Source: www.youtube.com See on Scoop.it – Virology and...

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