A(nother) systems-level approach against viruses
Dengue and Zika, why it’s good to compareDengue and Zika viruses have much in common. Both are vector-borne (mosquitoes) flaviviruses, they have similar life cycles, and we lack an effective vaccine against either. Nevertheless, dengue and Zika infections cause...
Virus diagnostics: the sandwich fingerprint
The importance of diagnostic for deadly infectious diseases, particularly in resource-deprived settings, cannot be understated. Diagnostic is most important to determine the type and level of medical intervention required, particularly for diseases where onset...
Influenza: does it matter how it looks?
Influenza: does it matter how it looks? When we think of a virus like influenza, what we picture in our mind is the classical text book representation of a rounded object uniformly covered by the surface antigens HA and NA. However, electron microscopy studies have...
Antiviral Tamarindo?
Antiviral tamarindo? Sugar-coated viruses Glycans are complex biomolecules characterized by extensive branching of carbohydrates, and a variety of glycosylation patterns have been identified on viral surface proteins. Glycosylation is carried out by the host cell...Page 18 of 30