Extreme Flu? Weird Encephalitis? It May Be Your Genes –
Bad luck. Terrible misfortune. That’s what we think when we hear about a perfectly healthy child who suddenly dies of influenza, a virus most of us can shake off. But what if it isn’t...
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Epidemiological significance of dengue virus genetic variation in mosquito infection dynamics
Author summary Transmission of arboviruses by mosquitoes is a time-dependent process because dissemination of the virus from the insect’s digestive tract, where the infection is initially established, to the salivary glands, where it can...
Structural determinants of the interactions between Influenza A Virus Matrix protein M1 and lipid membranes
bioRxiv – the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution… See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Structural determinants of the interactions between Influenza A Virus...
Cracking the cold chain challenge is key to making vaccines ubiquitous
Vaccines need to be kept cold to remain effective. A lack of power in remote areas makes this difficult, reducing the reach of the life-saving pharmaceuticals. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Cracking...
A Virus Infecting Marine Photoheterotrophic Alphaproteobacteria (Citromicrobium spp.) Defines a New Lineage of ssDNA Viruses
In recent metagenomic studies, single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses that infect bacteria have been shown to be diverse and prevalent in the ocean; however, there are few isolates of marine ssDNA phages. Here, we report...
In vivo studies on the effect of co-encapsulation of CpG DNA and antigen in acid-degradable microparticle vaccines
Protein-based vaccines have been explored as a safer alternative to traditional weakened or killed whole organism based vaccination strategies and have been investigated for their ability to activate the immune system against certain cancers....
Optimizing a Human Papillomavirus Type 16 L1-Based Chimaeric Gene for Expression in Plants
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the causative agents of cervical cancer, the fourth most prevalent cancer in women worldwide. The major capsid protein L1 self-assembles into virus-like particles (VLPs), even in the absence of the...
OpenHelix: List of available tutorials
OpenHelix provides on-line and onsite training on bioinformatics and genomics resources. OpenHelix encourages faster and more effective research by enabling the efficient use of publicly available tools to access biological data. OpenHelix tutorial suites...
Functional Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Surface-Related Antigen as a Potential Blood-Stage Vaccine Target
We have identified and functionally characterized a novel Plasmodium falciparum surface-related antigen (PfSRA) as a potential multistage vaccine candidate.The… See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Functional Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Surface-Related Antigen as...
HPV jab.. my experience
Hi girls, today I will be talking about the HPV jab given to girls in years 8 and 9. Seriously, it is nothing to be worried about. One second of injection pa… See it...
