Infectious Molecules: prions and Viroids
Some deer are tested for chronic wasting disease, a prion disease of cervids. © Teri Shors. “It has just stopped me cold from eating another burger!” —Oprah Winfrey, during a…
Poliovirus and Other Enteroviruses
Draped over the handlebars of a bicycle in the Central African country of Chad is a satchel containing poliovirus vaccine. The satchel includes a logo with the words “Kick Polio…
The History of Medicine, Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, and Xenotransplantation
Dr. Albert Sabin examining a vial of live, attenuated poliovirus vaccine in 1959. © Everett Collection Inc./Alamy Stock Photo. “The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.” —Edward Teller…
the Best for Last: Bacteriophages
Vials of bacteriophage cocktails produced by researchers at the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and Virology, Tbilisi, Georgia. Their expertise is recognized around the world as a leading organization in…
