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short highly conserved termiSee it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Complete genome direct RNA sequencing of influenza A virus Source: Viral Bioinformatics

See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Gifford Lab (CVR) – Footprints of ancient deltaretroviruses in bat genomes Source: Viral Bioinformatics

Poxviruses have another string to their anti-immunesystem bow. See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Vaccinia Virus C9 Ankyrin Repeat/F-Box Protein Is a Newly Identified Antagonist of the Type I...

Review Article Jamie Rossjohn and colleagues review the structural and functional data that provide insight into the MHC restriction of T cell receptors. They discuss the non-mutually exclusive contributions of intrinsic germline-encoded motifs and developmental...

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Current influenza vaccines predominantly produce antibodies targeting the viral hemagglutinin (HA). However, during natural infection, the body also produces antibodies targeting the viral neuraminidase (NA). These NA antibodies can provide robust and broad protection...

Background. Bleeding from the popular clean-shave ‘chiskop’ haircut was recently reported as prevalent in South Africa (SA), a country with 6.9 million HIV-infected people. Objectives. To investigate the prevalence of barber hair clipper contamination...

The penguins of Boulders Beach have been placed under threat by the H5N8 strain of avian influenza. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Boulders Beach penguins fall victim to bird flu outbreak Source:...

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine introduced in Zimbabwe © Richard Nyamanhindi/UNICEF 2014 Though the real cause of cancer is not known, it has emerged that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) accounts for at least...

The article “A cynomolgus macaque model for Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever” in Nature Microbiology can be found here: https://rdcu.be/K2BD Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus: a serious, oftentimes deadly pathogen. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News A...