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
Tag Archives: xmrv
Our Cross to Bear
I’m an atheist, but for social reasons I occasionally have to sit through a church service. This past Easter, I did it again, and found the sermon particularly interesting, though not in the way the pastor intended. Visiting a common … Continue reading
XMRV and CFS: Were Mistakes Made?
On Monday, Retrovirology published four papers about XMRV, a virus that has quickly become a celebrity for its putative association with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and prostate cancer. The papers – and an accompanying overview – describe several lines of … Continue reading
Chronic Fatigue and (Not Quite) XMRV
A much-anticipated paper on the potential role of retroviruses in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) just came out in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Before it was published, many people had speculated that this work would “confirm” the … Continue reading
Chronic Fatigue and XMRV: Then Again, Maybe Not
On Episode 64 of This Week in Virology, Vince, Rich, and I talked about the top virology stories of 2009. One of them was the discovery of an apparent correlation between Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) and chronic fatigue … Continue reading
XMRV: Cause or Bystander?
Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), previously best known for showing how an awkward name can turn into an awesome abbreviation, has now become the hot new pathogen for virologists to hunt. As mentioned in numerous media outlets, some researchers … Continue reading