Alphaviruses
Over the past two years, we have all become accustomed to long COVID. This term encompasses the various long-term sequelae that might follow a SARS-CoV-2 infection. What is less known is that other non-chronic viruses can also cause long-term sequelae. Such...
The virus of the month: HIV
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIVs) result from cross-species transmissions of simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) that infect African primates. One such event thought to have occurred just after the turn of the 20th century gave rise to the HIV-1 group M, which...
Measuring infectious virus: the plaque assay
The amount of virus contained in a sample is crucial information for anyone working with viruses. But how can you quantify viruses? One method is the plaque assay, which specifically measures infectious virus particles. The assay involves adding viruses to permissive...
Is Virus Research Safe?
In light of the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, throughout the past 2 years, the question of whether virus research is safe has been widely discussed in the mainstream media, on social media, and indeed by the scientific community. Eminent scientists worldwide have...Page 7 of 30