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Virology is the study of biological viruses to better undertsand how they reproduce and operate.

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Branches of biology: misspelled ← Previous revision Revision as of 18:36, 19 December 2009 Line 281: Line 281: * [[Virology]] - the study of viruses and some other virus-like agents * [[Virology]] - the study of viruses and some other virus-like agents - * [[Zoology]] - the study of animals, including classification, physiology, development, and behavior (See also...  
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Tibotec Virco Virology BVBA Acquires LAB TRACKER HIV Electronic Medical...
BRIDGEWATER, N.J, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibotec Virco Virology BVBA today announced the acquisition of LAB TRACKER(TM) HIV, a customized electronic medical record (EMR) system, from the company Ground Zero Software. LAB TRACKER(TM) HIV is a full-service, scalable software platform designed to meet the complex disease-management needs of health care providers who are treating people living with HIV/AIDS. It facilitates secure data...  
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NCKUH and NHRI sponsor virology lab in Vietnam Children’s Hospital
A Virology Lab in Children’s Hospital No. 1 (CH1), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sponsored by National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH) and National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) in Taiwan was launched on November 11th, 2009. Prof. Ih-Jen Su ...  
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University of Maryland Institute of Human Virology wins $18M in grants
The University of Maryland’s Institute of Human Virology has won 10 new federal grants worth $18 million that researchers will use to develop medical therapies to treat AIDS around the world.  
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Microbiology And Immunology On-Line
On-line textbook covering Bacteriology, Immunology, Virology, Mycology, Parsitology and Infectious Disease in English, Albanian, Spanish and Portuguese with audio and video lectures, pdf files and PowerPoint files  
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Phage + Metal = Battery?

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By now, many people have read about Angela Belcher , a professor at MIT , and her lab's recent developments in the use of bacteriophages as a componant of batteries. Having had a very distinct privilage to hear her speak yesterday, I wish to share what I have learned. In a broad sense, the goal of her lab is to give inorganic compounds (batteries, medical devices, solar cells, etc), "genetic intelligence." That is, to give the power of evolutionary adaptation and self-correction to inanimate objects. Life evolved the ability to perfectly use the ions and metals present in its environment, things like calcium, silica, ... Read Full Story

Phages With Horns?! What's Next?

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In the world of phage, uniqueness rules. The total number of phages in the biosphere is dramatic, with estimates numbering the population at 10 31 ! Despite such high numbers, since the discovery of phage no identical phage has been found in the environment twice. They have often been termed "Nature's Most Successful Experiment." Their genomes are in constant flux amoung themselves and their hosts. It therefore should no longer surprise us when we discover a phage that doesn't quite fit the mold. In this paper by Pope, et al. they describe a phage (named Syn5) of the cyanobacteria that comes equipped with a ... Read Full Story

Oncolytics: Not just for Myxoma Virus

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In a previous article, I discussed the use of Myxoma Virus as an oncolytic therapy against malignant gliomas. Recently, I came across a post from The Evilutionary Biologist , pointing to an article describing a modified Herpes Virus as treatment against human sarcomas. This continues to show us that viruses can be highly beneficial to our society. Antibacterial therapy and cancer therapy are just two of the many advances that viruses have been crucial in development. It is my opinion that we should begin seriously exploring the potential therapies that Nature has already created for us, rather than concentrate on de novo synthesis of ... Read Full Story

Evolution of Phage Capsid and Genome Size

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Viruses come in all shapes and sizes. From the very small, such as the picornaviruses or the parvoviruses , to the very large like mimivirus , or the herpesviruses , and poxviruses . These large viruses are not just large in physical size, but in the size of their genomes as well. At the recent 2008 ASM General Meeting , Roger Hendrix of the University of Pittsburgh, laid forth a rather interesting hypothesis as to how large genomes, and the capsids that hold them came into existance and how they managed to be competitive in the gene pool. Using phage P1 as an example, ... Read Full Story

Bursting the Viral Capsid

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This is a speculative method for bursting open assembled viral capsids, even those inside a human cell, in order to destroy the virion. It has been calculated that, for many viruses, the internal pressure inside the capsid is around 60 atmospheres . The viral DNA is squeezed in so tightly that it actually assumes a crystalline form. References: 1 2 Immediate thoughts that come to my mind are: (a) Can we somehow further raise this internal pressure, so as to burst the capsid? (b) And, if so, at what pressure will the capsid burst? The answer to (b) is known: a capsid will certainly ... Read Full Story
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