September 2010

Detecting viral proteins in infected cells or tissues by immunostaining

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Many virological techniques are based on the specificity of the antibody-antigen reaction. Examples in our virology toolbox include western blot analysis and ELISA. While very useful, these methods cannot be used to visualize viral proteins in infected cells or tissues. To do that we must turn to immunostaining. In direct immunostaining (illustrated), an antibody that …

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TWiV 100: TWiV catches a big fish

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and David Baltimore Vincent, Alan, and Rich celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast This Week in Virology by talking about viruses with Nobel Laureate David Baltimore. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV100.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #100 (68 MB .mp3, 94 minutes) Subscribe to …

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TWiV 99: ICAAC Boston 2010

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Host: Vincent Racaniello Vincent tours the 50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Boston, speaking with exhibitors and visitors, including Professors Derek Smith, Michael Schmidt, Frederick Hayden, and Myra McClure. Many thanks to Chris Condayan and Ray Ortega of the American Society for Microbiology for recording and editing this episode. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV099.mp3″] Click …

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TWiV 98: Murine musings, electric shirts, and rabid pathologists

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit On episode 98 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Rich review the finding of murine leukemia virus-related sequences in the blood of CFS patients and healthy donors, laboratory inventories for wild poliovirus containment, weaving high-performance viral batteries into fabric for the military, and …

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