So excited to see this put, Karim! Congrats!
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So excited to see this put, Karim! Congrats!
We found a viral Trojan Horse: a virus can hide inside another virus.This one surprised us: deltaviruses don’t just borrow a helper virus. They can travel inside it.
A literal Trojan Horse “virus-in-a-virus” route into cells. 🤯 Kudos to 1st author @viroscope.bsky.social and co-authors !
The Trojan Horse is real, and it’s microscopic! 🐴🦠
Our paper is out today in @cellcellpress.bsky.social!
We discovered that deltaviruses physically hide INSIDE helper viruses to sneak into new cells. And to prove it, we had to image them from every angle. 🧵👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Today I’m Standing Up for Science! Hope to see you in Civic Center SF!
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Spouse who is an immigration lawyer just got the world’s greatest USPS forever stamps for his mail
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We've come a long way, but current policies risk reversing the progress we've made in the fight on AIDS. You can read more about the decreased access to HAART here: thehill.com/policy/healt...
OTD in 1985 the first HIV blood test was approved by the FDA. Though HIV can now be managed with access to the right treatments, it would be another 11 YEARS before that antiviral cocktail, HAART, would be approved.
Quintessential #ucdavis
Skier pointing at skull and crossbones sign
Also, the kids have finally stopped trash talking the woman who gave life to them (at least while skiing)
KT-22 Peak
California has its problems, but my god I love this state
From my institution.
The OVCR released guidance today re the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy, specifically the applicability of the Government Use License/Federal Purpose License: research.washu.edu/topics/publi...
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Congrats to the 2026 Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Awardees Arinjay Banerjee (left) and Louise Moncla (right). Check out their accolades in your member email. Read more about Ann Palmenberg's impact on virology and ASV here:
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
Happy 134th birthday to humans knowing that viruses exist! OTD in 1892 Dmitri Ivanovsky presented his evidence of a tobacco mosaic disease caused by filterable agents (not bacteria!). Martinus Beijerinck confirmed this independently in 1898. And voila, virology is born!
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Excited to share that PNAS published our research article focused on "Why are Ralstonia goofy?"
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Exciting news!
I’m going to knockout this gene if it kills me. My new arch nemesis.
Not only did my samples have DNA this time, I had a 90% success rate on cloning gRNAs! Onward!
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Did you know that 9 year olds can get the HPV vaccine? I vaccinated my daughter early in December 2024 because…you know…idiots…
I’ll be vaccinating my son once he turns 9 (already got the appointment scheduled).
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
I am so sad
true friends remember the name of your *second* child
At the “I don’t want a career, I just want a job” stage of exhaustion and it’s not even February folks.
I successfully setup a restriction digest and ran a gel. Would help if I had any DNA. Please still clap. #PIinthelab
