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Medieval manuscripts are biological time capsules: ancient sheeppox DNA survives in parchment across libraries worldwide
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/medieval-manuscripts-are-biological-time-capsules-for-deadly-sheeppox-virus/
Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
#science #archaeology #virology

Medieval manuscripts are biological time capsules: ancient sheeppox DNA survives in parchment across libraries worldwide
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/medieval-manuscripts-are-biological-time-capsules-for-deadly-sheeppox-virus/
Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
#science #archaeology #virology

Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks. #science #archaeology #virology

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Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks. #science #archaeology #virology

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Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks. #science #archaeology #virology

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Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks. #science #archaeology #virology

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_Этология, етологія, Ethology
#Этология, #етологія, #Ethology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/494

_Энтомология, Entomology, Ентомологія
#Энтомология, #Entomology, #Ентомологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/493

Эмбрио, Ембріо, Embryo
эмбриология биология развития Embryology developmental biology
#Эмбрио, #Ембріо, #Embryo
#эмбриология #биологияразвития #Embryology #developmental biology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/492

_Экология, Ecology, Екологія
эко окружающая среда энвайронментализм, экосистемы, популяции,
#Экология, #Ecology, #Екологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/491

_эволюция, еволюція, evolution
теория эволюции, эволюционная теория
#эволюция, #еволюція, #evolution
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/490

_Флора и фауна Украины
Flora and fauna of Ukraine
Флора і фауна України
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/489

_систематика, taxonomy
#систематика, #taxonomy
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/488

_Палеонтология, Paleontology, Палеонтологія
#Палеонтология, #Paleontology, #Палеонтологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/487

_Орнитология, Орнітологія, Ornithology
#Орнитология, #Орнітологія, #Ornithology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/486

B Biology, Біологія, Биология
#Biology, #Біологія, #Биология
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/485

_нейро, neuro
Нейробиология, нейрология, Нейробіологія, нейрологія, Neurobiology, neurology,
#нейро, #neuro
#Нейробиология, #нейрология, #Нейробіологія, #нейрологія, #Neurobiology, #neurology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/483

_Нематология, Nematology
#Нематология, #Nematology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/482

Определители растений, лишайников, грибов
Визначники рослин, лишайників, грибів
#Определители
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/481

_Микробиология и Вирусология
Мікробіологія та вірусологія
Microbiology and Virology
#Микробиология и #Вирусология
#Мікробіологія та #вірусологія
#Microbiology and #Virology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/480

_Микология, Mycology, Мікологія
#Микология, #Mycology, #Мікологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/479

_Макология
#Макология
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/478

_Microscopy, Мікроскопія, Микроскопия
#Microscopy, #Мікроскопія, #Микроскопия
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/476

Cell
Cell biology, Клітина, клітинна біологія, біологія клітини, Клетка, клеточная биология, биология клетки
#Cell
#Cell biology, #Клітина, #клітиннабіологія, #біологіяклітини, #Клетка, #клеточнаябиология, #биология клетки
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/475

Клетка, клеточная биология
#Клетка, #клеточнаябиология
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/474

_Красная книга
Червона книга, the Red Book,
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/473

История биологии
History of biology
Історія біології
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/472

Иммунология, Імунологія, Immunology
#Иммунология, #Імунологія, #Immunology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/471

Гистология, Histology, Гістологія
#Гистология, #Histology, #Гістологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/469

_Грибы
mushrooms, Мікологія, Микология, Mycology
#Грибы
#mushrooms, #Мікологія, #Микология, #Mycology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/470

Зоология, Зоологія, Zoology
#Зоология, #Зоологія, #Zoology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/468

Genome, Геном,
геномика, Genomics, геноміка
#Genome, #Геном,
#геномика, #Genomics, #геноміка
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/466

Genetics, генетика
#Genetics, #генетика
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/465

Вода, Water
#Вода, #Water
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/464

Владивосток, Vladivostok, Приморье, Приморский край
природа, наука, в основном биология, ДВГУ, дипломные работы
#Владивосток, #Vladivostok, #Приморье, #Приморскийкрай
#природа, #наука, в основном #биология, #ДВГУ, #дипломныеработы
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/463

Анатомия и морфология растений
Анатомія і морфологія рослин
Anatomy and morphology of plants
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/462

Сосудистые растения,
Судинні рослини
Vascular plants
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/460

Низшие растения
Lower plants
Нижчі рослини
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/459

Геоботаника, Геоботаніка, Geobotany
#Геоботаника, #Геоботаніка, #Geobotany
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/458

Биоэтика, Біоетика, Bioethics
#Биоэтика, #Біоетика, #Bioethics
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/456

Биохимия, молекулярная биология
Biochemistry, molecular biology
Біохімія, молекулярна біологія
#Биохимия, #молекулярнаябиология
#Biochemistry, #molecular biology
#Біохімія, #молекулярнабіологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/455

Биология моря, морская биология
Marine biology, Біологія моря, морська Біологія
#Биологияморя, #морскаябиология
#Marine biology, #Біологіяморя, #морськаБіологія
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/453

Альгология, Альгологія, Algology
#Альгология, #Альгологія, #Algology
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/452

Bioinformatics, Биоинформатика, Біоінформатика
#Bioinformatics, #Биоинформатика, #Біоінформатика
t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/450

Science Times: Great Barrier Reef Microbiome Map Reveals 500 New Bacterial Species Hidden In Coral Reef Waters. “A new microbiome map of the Great Barrier Reef has identified more than 500 previously unknown bacterial species and more than 300,000 distinct viruses in open reef waters, according to research published in Nature on July 22, 2026.”

What’s the risk of humans getting sick from bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Health #AvianFlu #Virus #Influenza #Pandemic #Australia #Biosecurity #Poultry #Wildlife #FoodSafety #Virology #Epidemiology #DiseasePrevention #GlobalHealth #FlueVaccines #Research
https://the-14.com/whats-the-risk-of-humans-getting-sick-from-bird-flu/

The giant viruses that orchestrate life in the polar regions
#Science #Environment #ClimateChange #Arctic #Antarctica #PolarRegions #GiantViruses #Virology #Microbiology #DNA #Ecology #Biodiversity #GlobalWarming #Parasites #ArcticOcean #PolarIce #Viruses
https://the-14.com/the-giant-viruses-that-orchestrate-life-in-the-polar-regions/

Prenatal exposure to the Zika virus can cause subtle, long-term neurodevelopmental and sensory processing disorders in infants who are born without visible physical defects.
#Virology #Neurobiology #DevelopmentalBiology #Pediatrics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/vi06042601.html

Postdoc Position at MSU in Ultrafast Science
Michigan State University

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/michigan-state-university-27778-postdoc-position-at-msu-in-ultrafast-science/

#biophotonics #biophysics #biosensors #methoddevelopment #microscopy #nanoscience #Ultrafastscience #virology #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/michigan-state-university-27778-postdoc-position-at-msu-in-ultrafast-science/?fsp_sid=11529

Postdoc Position at MSU in Ultrafast Science
Michigan State University

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/michigan-state-university-27778-postdoc-position-at-msu-in-ultrafast-science/

#biophotonics #biophysics #biosensors #methoddevelopment #microscopy #nanoscience #Ultrafastscience #virology #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/michigan-state-university-27778-postdoc-position-at-msu-in-ultrafast-science/?fsp_sid=10593

#ThrowbackThursday 2022.
I miss Dad very much 😢 ❤️ He's been gone for over 2 years now.
I remember this day well. It was an excellent family bonding day. We had a nice dinner after a short walk together. 3 months after this photo was taken, Dad had to go to ER for a leg muscles issue. He was infected with covid by unmasked hospital staff. It happened shortly after our eugenics government removed public masking mandates. Dad ended up dying from covid related cardiac arrest, the following Summer.

I have never forgiven the #BCgovernment or #unmasked #hospital staff for killing my Dad. We had him fully protected with home #caregiving for years. It took less than 2 days in hospital for him to get #covid.

Please #WearAMask. Please don't let my Dad & others who died from getting covid from unmasked people, to be forgotten. It could be you or your family members, next. Covid doesn't care if you believe in it or not - it will end up wrecking your life, one way or another.

#AsianMastodon #RIPDad #CovidDeaths #CovidKills #MasksSaveLives #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #CovidSafety #CovidCautious #CovidIsAirborne #AirborneIllness #AirborneInfections #virology #medical #health #BCpoli #CDNpoli #BCNDP #BCNewDeathParty #Eugenics #FailureToProtect #PublicAccountability #PublicScrutiny #PublicTransparency #FireBonnieHenry #CovidFailure #BCMedical #BCHealth #MedicalMurders #SocialMurder #GovernmentPoliciesKill #FamilyPhotos #FamilyMemories

🧬 How did changes at the atomic scale reshape viral infectivity?

🔗 Stoichiometric insights into SARS-CoV-2 spike–ACE2 binding across variants. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.07.034

📚 CSBJ: https://www.csbj.org/

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #SpikeProtein #ACE2 #StructuralBiology #MolecularDynamics #Virology #Biophysics #ComputationalBiology

By using live-cell microscopy, quantitative immunofluorescence, and biochemical analyses, the researchers were able to demonstrate that JNK is specifically activated in infected cells.
#Virology #Biochemistry #coronaviruses #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/vi11072501.html

Pretty sure this was the plot of Outbreak...

Monkeys from Tulane University escape following truck crash on I-59 in Mississippi

https://www.wbrz.com/news/monkeys-from-tulane-university-escape-following-truck-crash-on-i-59-in-mississippi/

#science #medicine #health #primates #monkies #louisiana #mississippi #covid #hepatitis #herpes #outbreak #moviesinreallife #movies #disease #virus #virology #tulane

While little is known about the mysterious #Oropouche virus in Latin America, a number of deaths have been reported along with impacts on unborn babies. A #CharitéBerlin study has discovered that the pathogen is more widespread than previously thought.

👉 https://www.charite.de/en/service/press_reports/artikel/detail/a_mysterious_pathogen_oropouche_virus_more_common_in_latin_america_than_previously_thought

#CharitéVirology #CharitéPaper #medicine #science #research #ScienceMastodon #MedMastodon #Medibubble #LatinAmerica #travelling #virology

Another interesting study suggesting that giant viruses can control phototaxis in their hosts during infection

"Hijacking of internal calcium dynamics by intracellularly residing viral rhodopsins"

"... we show here that light irradiation reversibly modified tail movements of OLPVR1-expressing frog tadpoles."

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44548-6

#viruses #GiantViruses #virology

Gene duplication as a major force driving the genome expansion in some giant viruses

https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jvi.01309-23

#GiantViruses #viruses #virology #genomics

Latest taxonomic update for giant viruses, including a new name for the famous mimivirus (now Mimivirus bradfordmassiliense)

Taxonomy for the titans of the virosphere!

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00705-023-05906-3

#GiantViruses #viruses #virology

#GiantViruses encode many strange genes in their genomes - partial TCA cycles, actins and myosins, nutrient transporters, etc

What are they doing with all of these crazy genes?

We discuss this in a recent article - big thanks to all of the collaborators who were willing to help write an extensive review!

Virologs, viral mimicry, and #virocell metabolism: the expanding scale of cellular functions encoded in the complex genomes of giant #viruses 

https://academic.oup.com/femsre/article/47/5/fuad053/7280998?login=false

#virology

Virophages are viruses that infect giant viruses, typically resulting in a lower burst size for the giant virus. In our latest preprint we report virophage-like sequences associated with insect poxviruses.

Their genomes of these elements are really interesting. This also opens up the possibility that hyperparasitic viruses are associated with a much broader range of DNA viruses than is commonly thought.

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.16.562556

#viruses #virology #poxviruses #GiantViruses

( #COVID19 #sarscov2 road to hell paved by human hubris )
By @r_h_ebright 🥼🦠
US House testimony of National Science Advisory Board for #biosecurity Chair #Gerald #Parker:

"it is now clear that unnecessarily dangerous research was conducted at the #wuhan Institute of #Virology, some funded by U.S. federal agencies.

https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Parker-Testimony-10162023.pdf

.thread 🧵 https://x.com/r_h_ebright/status/1714446360123261385?s=46

Nice study on polar giant viruses!

Genomic adaptation of giant viruses in polar oceans

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41910-6

#viruses #GiantViruses #virology #oceanography #marine #ocean #polar

It's been a big mystery why giant viruses encode so many proteins involved in vesicular transport and cytoskeletal dynamics. This interesting paper examined a dynamin homolog and found evidence that it's involved in mitochondrial membrane remodelling during infection.

A Novel Group of Dynamin-Related Proteins Shared by Eukaryotes and Giant Viruses Is Able to Remodel Mitochondria From Within the Matrix

https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/40/6/msad134/7190697?login=false

#viruses #GiantViruses #virology

Link between herpesviruses and giant viruses no longer missing - Enlarge / Electron micrograph of herpesviruses. (credit: Callista Image... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1934235 #giantviruses #evolution #genomics #virology #science #biology #herpes

Important study describing a new phylum of herpesvirus relatives that is abundant in the ocean -

Mirusviruses link herpesviruses to giant viruses

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05962-4

I was honored to be asked to review this paper! Wonderful work.

#virology #viruses #herpesviruses #giantViruses

Near-atomic architecture of Singapore grouper iridovirus and implications for giant virus assembly

"The viral inner membrane-integrated anchor protein colocalizes with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), supporting the hypothesis that the biogenesis of the inner membrane is associated with the ER"

Nice confirmation about where the viral inner membrane comes from.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37681-9

#viruses #giantViruses #virology

Virus exposure and neurodegenerative disease risk across national biobanks

#Neuroscience #Brain #Neurology #NeurologicalDiseases #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #Neurodegeneration #Alzheimer #Parkinson #ALS #Neurovirology #Encephalitis #Flu #Virology #Viruses #Vaccines

https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)01147-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0896627322011473%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

Could a Viral Illness Increase Chances of Developing Alzheimer’s or Other Neurodegenerative Disease?

Study reveals a significant association between certain viral illnesses, including viral encephalitis and pneumonia-causing flu with an increased risk of developing a neurodegenerative disorder later in life. Researchers say existing vaccines against the viruses may reduce the chances of developing neurodegeneration.

#Neuroscience #Brain #Neurology #NeurologicalDiseases #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #Neurodegeneration #Alzheimer #Parkinson #ALS #Neurovirology #Encephalitis #Flu #Virology #Viruses #Vaccines

https://neurosciencenews.com/neurodegeneration-viral-infection-22356/

SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence in the human body and brain at autopsy

#Neuroscience #Neurology #NeurologicalDiseases #Brain #BrainDiseases #Neurovirology #Virology #COVID-19

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05542-y

Autopsy tissue samples of 44 people who died of COVID-19 showed SAR-CoV-2 virus spread throughout the body and to the brain, with traces of the virus lingering for 8 months.

#Neuroscience #Neurology #NeurologicalDiseases #Brain #BrainDiseases #Neurovirology #Virology #COVID-19

https://neurosciencenews.com/covid19-brain-tissue-22153/

Important recent study on #GiantViruses.

I was always curious why genomes of giant viruses encode so many capsid proteins- turns out they are used in many complex modifications on the capsid surface. What amazing complexity of virion structure!

"Near-atomic, non-icosahedrally averaged structure of giant virus Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus 1"

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34218-4

#viruses #virology

Happy to share our latest work on marine giant viruses!

Diversity and genomics of giant viruses in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1021923/full

#Marine #GiantViruses #Viruses #Virology