Containment Level 2 and 3 Laboratories

by Virology Research Services | Mar 22, 2022 | VRS Blog

Listen to this blog article:   Biological Agent Hazard Groups We’re used to hearing about the American Biosafety Levels (BSL) system from movies, books, and of course, the media. Here in the UK, we use a different categorisation method, the Containment Level...

The virus of the month: Adenovirus

by Virology Research Services | Mar 9, 2022 | Virus of the Month, VRS Blog

Listen to this blog article   Adenovirus infections are normally mild, and no adenovirus has ever caused a distressing pandemic. So why are adenoviruses among the most important and thoroughly studied pathogens in human history? Read on to learn more about these...

SARS-CoV-2 variants: Alpha to Omicron and beyond

by Virology Research Services | Feb 21, 2022 | VRS Blog

Listen to this blog article   Suddenly everyone’s talking virus! Throughout this SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we’ve all become much more aware of viruses, how they behave, and how our immune system responds. The terms ‘mutations’, ‘variants’, ‘antigens’, and ‘antibodies’...

The virus of the month: Rhinovirus

by Virology Research Services | Feb 2, 2022 | Virus of the Month, VRS Blog

Listen to this blog article   Globally, Human Rhinovirus (HRV) infections are the main cause of what we refer to as the common cold. HRV infections make up around one-half to two-thirds of common colds and are mostly seasonal, with infections peaking during the...

The virus of the month: Vaccinia virus

by Virology Research Services | Jan 14, 2022 | Virus of the Month, VRS Blog

Listen to this blog article Smallpox virus (variola virus) is among the world’s most infamous viruses. At school, we all learn how the deadly smallpox virus was eliminated through vaccination. If you’d forgotten that particular biology lesson, perhaps you’ve seen Bill...