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Hoping for a fluorescent basket case: How HIV is assembled and released from infected cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although recent advances have raised hopes that a protective vaccine can be developed, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remains a major public health problem. Much has been learned about HIV-1, the virus that causes ...


Widely used virus assay shown unreliable when compared to other methods

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the course of doing research on the mosquito-borne pathogens chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and o' nyong-nyong virus (ONNV), Virginia Tech researchers have discovered an inconvenient truth about an assay, strand-specific quantitative ...


Link uncovered between viral RNA and human immune response

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In its fight against an intruding virus, an enzyme in our immune system may sense certain types of viral RNA pairs, according to scientists.


Researchers develop new way to see single RNA molecules inside living cells

Researchers develop new way to see single RNA molecules inside living cells

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Biomedical engineers have developed a new type of probe that allows them to visualize single ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules within live cells more easily than existing methods. The tool will help scientists ...


Mutations within a conservative region of HCV affects the therapy

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

At least 200 million individuals are currently infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide. Approximately 30%-50% of patients respond to interferon/ribavirin combination therapy. Response to interferon therapy depends ...