Posts Tagged ‘virology’
How to stop herpes from ‘going viral’
CORNELL (US) — Herpesviruses are thrifty reproducers, only sending off their most infectious progeny to invade new cells and continue spreading. Continue…
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:17 - 6 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2010 16:40 - 4 Comments
Original HIV infection morphs, but hangs on
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Despite thousands of changes that viruses like HIV undergo in rapid fashion to evade the body’s immune system, the original version that caused the infection is still present in the body months later. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 23, 2010 13:11 - 1 Comment
Poultry vaccines making matters worse?
PENN STATE (US)—Live vaccines that protect poultry against Newcastle disease may be altering the genetic makeup of the wild virus strains, which could make future outbreaks unpredictable and difficult to tackle, according to biologists. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 28, 2009 16:13 - 1 Comment
Virus wars: Lessons learned from SARS
CORNELL (US)—New findings about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a virulent coronavirus that caused almost 800 deaths and infected 8,000 people in 2003, could play a role in fighting the world’s next pandemic. (more…)
