PLOS Computational Biology: Ten Simple Rules for Organizing an Unconference
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Jumping DNA and the Evolution of Pregnancy – Phenomena: Not Exactly Rocket Science
About a decade ago, Vincent Lynch emailed Frank Grutzner to ask for a tissue sample from a pregnant platypus. He got a polite brush-off instead. Then, around eight years later, Grutzner got back in…...
Polintons and network-like evolution of the virus world
Polintons were the first group of eukaryotic double-stranded DNA viruses to evolve from bacteriophages and gave rise to most large DNA viruses and various other selfish genetic elements. Source: microbiologybytes.wordpress.com See on Scoop.it –...
Ewan’s Blog: Bioinformatician at large: Moving 20 Petabytes
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Read this before you ever believe another guest on the Dr. Oz Show
A new FTC case reveals the incredible marketing scheme behind the Dr. Oz Show. Source: www.vox.com See on Scoop.it – Virology and Bioinformatics from Virology.ca
Advice I give to my PhD students
Advice I give to my PhD students Source: www.academia.edu See on Scoop.it – Virology and Bioinformatics from Virology.ca
Why Did Vaccinated People Get Measles at Disneyland? Blame the Unvaccinated | WIRED
The misery of a measles outbreak at the Happiest Place on Earth is an irony even the most jaded epidemiologist could do without, but the 42 measles cases that originated in Disneyland in December...
Why quarantine for measles is critical…and quarantine for Ebola was not
Measles has come to the happiest place on Earth. As of this writing, a total of 32 cases of measles have been linked to Disneyland visits that took place between December 17th and 20th....
More Rotavirus Vaccination Means Less Rotavirus
The more children who are vaccinated against rotavirus at your pediatrician’s office, the less likely it is that your child will be exposed to the gastrointestinal illness, a new study has concluded. That might...
Population Structure and Evolution of Rhinoviruses
Rhinoviruses, formerly known as Human rhinoviruses, are the most common cause of air-borne upper respiratory tract infections in humans. Rhinoviruses belong to the family Picornaviridae and are divided into three species namely, Rhinovirus A,...
