Virology deals with the study of viruses, "half-alive" entities that require the services of a host cell to reproduce.
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Does this patient have HHV6 or HCMV after transplant surgery?
I have been given mock results from a PCR test on blood samples taken from kidney recipient patients and their donors. The PCR reaction can detect single copies of viral DNA. I have been asked to ...
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What is the best way to clean plastic flasks that have been used for cell cultures - is virkon a good idea?
When you use cultures e.g. insect cells, which are infected with virus one way to clean the (plastics) shake flasks is with virkon. Which is the most effective way to clean your flasks in order to ...
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Cheapest Way to Measure Germ Density
I would like to measure the surface density of Staphylococcus bacteria and Rhinoviruses (only those two, to be specific) within my home. What's the cheapest way?
The textbook procedure is to:
rub ...
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How long does Lentivirus take to express in vivo mouse neurons?
Does anyone know how long it takes for a standard Lentivirus vector to express its genes (under a strong promoter such as CAG, CB7, etc.), after injection into the brain of a mouse?
By hearsay I ...
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Virucides - Herbal and otherwise, for HHV6 type virus or any inner-cell virus
Does anyone know where I can find a reliable list of virucides (not anti-virus) that can be used by humans? This virucide must be able to affect viruses that are already inside the cells. St John's ...
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Carrying or packaging capacity of SAD B19 dG rabies virus
I'm wondering about the carrying capacity also referred to packaging capacity or loading capacity (how many base pairs can be packed efficiently into virions) of the pseudotyped rabies virus SAD-dG as ...
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Analysis of cDNA samples from brain with suspected measles inclusion body encephalitis
I have been given the following question as an assignment but I am not sure what exactly the results mean:
You have been given brain biopsies from 5 patients with suspected measles inclusion body ...
