Posted on April 30, 2009 by balintblaszlo
Considering that swine flu is here everywhere and many became interested in viruses, I compiled here a few videos that might give you an update about viruses, virology, vaccine production and how a vaccine acts. Feedback and questions are welcome at
balintblaszlo(at)labtutorials(dot)org
Regards,
Balint.
Where are the swine flu cases?
See actual status here
or check it in GoogleMaps here:
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Posted on April 29, 2009 by balintblaszlo
The bird flu solved by vaccines, now comes the swine flu.
Pandemics shaped the human population in past and probably in future. One of the most destructive influenza pandemics in the last century was the Spanish Flu which caused the death of 25-40 million people. More info about the pandemics here. The very last thread to [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2009 by balintblaszlo
If it comes to speak about the future possibilities of molecular biology, it is worth keeping an eye on the medical applications. And if you think about the most peculiar infection agents you should for sure think of viruses also. What is a virus? Of course we all know what a virus might cause to us, [...]
Filed under: DNA, RNA, cell culture, molecular biology, virus | 2 Comments »
