Yes, I’m on Twitter- alandove: Another reason we need universal healthcare. @DrFriedenCDC "education & income ... keys to better health. Another reason to stay in school!"
- alandove: No, the Lexus with its lights on probably doesn't belong to anyone at this public health meeting.
- alandove: RT @stevesilberman: Taxes, spending and deficits are all lower today than when Obama took office. http://t.co/NGnJlr5l
- alandove: Good: Apple store next door to conference. Bad: they couldn't fix it either. Good: bought Bluetooth keyboard, now phone = laptop.
- alandove: @lhrandall Cool! I've been sitting about five rows back, end of row, house left. Will probably take same seat tomorrow.
- alandove: My new laptop. #oldschool http://t.co/UK1oPLAQ
- alandove: Just arrived in ATL to cover 2 conferences, and my brand new MacBook Air suddenly and completely croaked. No words for how much this sucks.
- alandove: The journey of a thousand miles should begin with an empty bladder.
- alandove: RT @profvrr: This Week in Virology (TWiV) episode 183 is up: Bats out of hell http://t.co/8ukXCDCq
- alandove: Plenty happens if you listen to HF radio frequencies. "We keep hearing about these ... sunspots and nothing happens!" @sciencegoddess
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Sorting out Wesorts
None of the research blogging posts in my queue are quite ready yet, so it’s time for another update on the weird world of Wesorts. If you’re a Piscataway Indian reading that sentence, please don’t take offense – I’m talking … Continue reading
TWiV 177: Live in Dublin
A discussion of avian influenza H5N1 transmission experiments in ferrets and novel bunyaviruses at the 2012 Spring Conference of the Society for General Microbiology in Dublin, Ireland. Links for this episode: Restricted data on H5N1 transmission (Science) Novel bunyavirus in China … Continue reading
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Finally, Some Beer in The Lab
We’ve been hearing for years about all the alleged health benefits of red wine, but researchers have left that other historic beverage largely untouched. I’m talking, of course, about beer. It’s not surprising – despite being one of the oldest … Continue reading
TWiV 176: Ave, magi virorum!
Vincent, Alan, and Rich answer listener email about MS, CFS, EBV, B cells, virii, influenza B, scientific papers, and more. Links for this episode: More than one way to skin a virus (comments) Aerobie aeropress Papers software Vaccinia movies (one and two) Lloyd … Continue reading
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Some Advice for Stressed-Out Graduate Students
Brenna sent this link and email last night: The link’s name is deceptive, but I thought you might like to comment on the state of depression and other mental health problems in graduate school. Is it just a sign of … Continue reading
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TWiV 175: More than one way to skin a virus
Vincent, Alan, and Matt discuss herpes simplex encephalitis in children with innate immune deficiency, and the local response to microneedle-based influenza skin immunization. Links for this episode: Herpes encephalitis in children with TRIF deficiency (J Clin Inv) Toll-like receptor and cytosolic pattern recognition receptors Skin … Continue reading
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Tools of The Trade: Zotero
If you read a lot of scientific papers, or do any other kind of academic study, you need a way to manage the mess. I’m talking about the piles of photocopies, books, and notes – or these days, gigabytes of … Continue reading
TWiV 174: Dog runs and mooing miRs
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Vincent, Alan, and Rich consider whether pet dogs might transmit human noroviruses, and an RNA virus microRNA that might be involved in oncogenesis. Links for this episode: Do pet dogs transmit human norovirus? (J Clin Virol) … Continue reading
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Loaded for Bear?
In a finding that is sure to be scrupulously ignored by the National Rifle Association, researchers have apparently found that guns are pretty much useless as self-defense against bears. The original paper is unfortunately difficult to access online, but an … Continue reading
TWiV 173: Going to bat for flu research
The TWiVites discuss seroevidence for human infection with avian influenza H5N1, and the discovery of a new influenza virus in Guatemalan bats.
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