#OnThisDay #Helium was discovered (1868) by French #Astronomer Jules Janssen during a total solar eclipse in Guntur, India.
Birth Anniversary of French #Virologist Luc Montagnier (1932). He received #NobelPrize for discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (#HIV).
Happy Birthday #Actor Robert Redford (1936).
The new #Covid #variant NB.1.8.1 is driving infections in #Australia. A #virologist explains what you need to know.
The evidence so far suggests NB.1.8.1 may spread more easily and may partially sidestep #immunity from prior infections or #vaccination. These factors could explain its rise in sequencing data. #auspol #CovidIsNotOver
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/new-covid-variant-australia-nb181
#NEJM #Outbreaks #Update — #H5N1, https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2502267?query=TOC&cid=DM2392650_Non_Subscriber&bid=-1425531110
In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric #Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by veterinarian and #virologist Yoshihiro #Kawaoka to discuss avian influenza and its current impact on chickens, cows, cats, and humans.
Lovely Mastodon peeps! Do I know any virologists here?
(Or are there any who *don’t* know me yet, but would be up for chatting briefly? It’s background for a project, and I would be really grateful, and of course credit you.)
Thank you!
"“What I want to emphasize about this #vaccine strategy is that it is broad,” said UCR #virologist & paper author Rong Hai. “It is broadly applicable to any number of #viruses, broadly effective against any variant of a #virus, & safe for a broad spectrum of people. This could be the universal vaccine that we have been looking for.”
The new vaccine... relies on small, silencing RNA molecules"
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/04/15/vaccine-breakthrough-means-no-more-chasing-strains
#Health #Science #Vaccines #Vaccination #Flu #COVID #Covid19 #News #NoPaywall
Why Isn’t There a #Vaccine for the Common #Cold? A #Virologist Reveals the Hidden Reason
https://www.inverse.com/health/vaccine-common-cold-virologist-rhinoviruses
#OnThisDay #Helium was discovered (1868) by French #Astronomer Jules Janssen during a total solar eclipse in Guntur, India.
Birth Anniversary of French #Virologist Luc Montagnier (1932). He received #NobelPrize for discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (#HIV).
Happy Birthday #Actor Robert Redford (1936).
Hi again #Mastodon!
I joined the fediverse when a lot of my community had not migrated from the bird site, so could only partially reconstruct it here using automated tools. If I followed you there and don’t here, say hi and let’s reconnect!
For those who don’t know me, I am a #virologist by training with almost 20 years of experience as a #science #editor, a passion for #microbiology and all science really, #OpenScience #openaccess & people
Have a lovely day everyone
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