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After extensive discussions in the lab about the possible links between picobirnaviruses and disease, on a mid-July Friday afternoon, Dave off-handedly suggested to Sidd that picobirnaviruses might infect bacteria. Having recently completed a project...

During the past four decades, the scientific community has seen an exponential advance in the number, sophistication, and quality of molecular techniq…See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca The diversity,...

Respiratory viruses cause infections of the upper or lower respiratory tract and they are responsible for the common cold—the most prevalent disease in the world. In many cases the common cold results in severe...

The disease detectives investigate the global ramifications of the Spanish flu pandemic and discover places far removed from the European theatre of war, where the Spanish flu has left its trace. Presented by Mark...

Introduction The discovery of smallpox vaccination by Edward Jenner in 1796 gave a new perspective to science in the struggle against this devastating disease. Smallpox has claimed hundreds of millions of lives over the...

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese vaccine scandal has laid bare a new challenge Beijing faces in its long-running battle for… See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Analysis: Viral content: vaccine scandal tests Beijing's...

Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) is the smallest autonomously replicating virus and thus defines the minimum amount of genetic and biochemical information needed for infection. PCV2 infects nearly every tissue within its host, and infections...

Researchers Find a New Way to Target the Flu Virus… See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Researchers Find a New Way to Target the Flu Virus Source: Virology News

Bats swiped a gene from an ancient Ebola-like virus about 18 million years ago. Now, scientists think they know what it’s good for. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Why bats stole a...

Fossils suggest that an ancient creature had “mobile and tactile lips.” Scientists named it for Mick Jagger, who turns 75 on July 26. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News 'Hippo' named for Mick...