2.4 Mb Genome Size for World's Biggest Virus
The genome size of new discovered Pandoraviruses have roughly twice the size of the record-holding Megavirus genomic code. Interestingly only 6 percent...//www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/07/18/203298244/worlds-biggest-virus-may-have-ancient-roots  ...3922 days ago
Vaccination can be dangerous sometimes !!!
It is always believed that vaccination is permanent cure fr...antibodies that bound the cap and the stem of that virus’s haemagglutinin. But s...f H1N1’s haemagglutinin protein, helping that virus fuse to cell membranes. That...3894 days ago
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New Vaccine Clears AIDS-Causing Virus in Monkeys
A newly developed vaccine has the ability to...mpletely kill simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in non-human primates,...pproach involves the use of cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a common virus alrea...elicited and maintained by cytomegalovirus vectors. Reference: http://...3882 days ago
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Biggest Human Brain Project (HBP) launched!!!
"In neuroscience, the project will use neuroinformatics and brain simulation to collect and integrate experimental data, identifying and filling gaps in our knowledg...3861 days ago
Ebola virus disease (EVD)or Ebola haemorrhagic fever !!!
...n humans, caused by the Ebola virus. The disease has high mortali...is caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae, ge...n humans. They are Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), Ebola virus (EBOV), S...areas or countries where the virus is found is the best way to a...3555 days ago
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NCBI to assist in Virus Hunting Data Science Hackathon
NCBI Hackathon are pleased to announce the se...who have experience in computational virus hunting or adjacent fields to...wn, taxonomically-definable and novel viruses from a few hundred thousand...ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2018/11/09/ncbi-sdsu-virus-hunting-data-science-hackatho...1997 days ago
Complete genome sequence of Wuhan seafood market pneumonia virus is out !
Wuhan-Hu-1 claimed at least 40 lives and infected at least 1300 others in China. Cases are now being reported from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, V...1556 days ago