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Genetic engineering now enables the design of live viral vaccines that are potentially transmissible. Some designs merely modify a single viral genome to improve on the age-old method of attenuation whereas other designs create...

New research shows that viruses can transfer genes to organisms that they aren’t known to infect – including organisms in different superkingdoms, or domains. The study, published in open-access ..See it on Scoop.it, via...

Review ArticleSee it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca The twilight of immunity: emerging concepts in aging of the immune system Source: Viral Bioinformatics

  Survivors of the world’s first known Ebola outbreak have immunity to the virus 40 years after they were infected, scientists have found. These people who beat infection in 1976 can make antibodies against Ebola today. “It’s...

AbstractMotivation. Homology-based gene prediction is a powerful concept to annotate newly sequenced genomes. We have previously demonstrated that whole genomeSee it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca CESAR 2.0 substantially improves...

PhyloGeoTool: interactively exploring large phylogenies in an epidemiological context Pieter Libin Ewout Vanden Eynden Francesca Incardona Ann Nowé Antonia Bezenchek EucoHIV Study Group Anders Sönnerborg Anne-Mieke Vandamme Kristof Theys Guy Baele Author Notes Bioinformatics,...

AbstractMotivation. ALIGNSEC is a module within ANTHEPROT designed for the interactive display, edition and printing of large-scale multiple alignments integraSee it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca ALIGNSEC: viewing protein secondary...

Credit: Richard Wrangham MADISON, Wis. — In the wild, chimpanzees face any number of dire threats, ranging from poachers to predators to deforestation. That’s why scientists, investigating ..See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology...

Author summary Most fungal RNA viruses are transmitted by cytoplasmic interchange without leaving the host. We report the cryo-electron microscopy structure, at near-atomic resolution, of the double-stranded RNA Rosellinia necatrix quadrivirus 1 (RnQV1); this...

Don Dizon, MD of Massachusetts General Hospital discusses the use of immunotherapy in cervical cancer treatment. He explains a clinical trial where an HPV protein was used for treatment and although there was a...