Targeting the host to defeat the virus
Targeting the host to defeat the virus Amongst the various viruses that can cause flu- and cold-like illnesses, rhinoviruses are the most common. Picornaviridae Rhinoviruses (RV) are a family of single-stranded RNA viruses. More than 100 distinct RV serotypes have...
Evolutionary insights into cross-species transmission
Evolutionary insights into cross-species transmission Pathogens emerging from the wild constitute one of the major risks to human and animal health. Beside occasional spillovers, where pathogens can accidentally infect a new host, taxon shifts involve a degree of...
Tech Advance: direct RNA sequencing of the native flu genome
Tech Advance: direct RNA sequencing of the native flu genome Indirect sequencing of RNA Ribonucleic acid sequencing can be used to monitor the RNAs present in a sample. So far, the sequencing of RNA has been mostly indirect, being first reverse transcribed into cDNA,...
Where does norovirus go?
Where does norovirus go? Norovirus infections cause 700 million cases of acute viral gastroenteritis each year and about 200,000 deaths. For most people, a norovirus infection resolves shortly after the acute manifestation, but in some individuals, the virus is...Page 29 of 33