Archive for March, 2010


Whole Genome Sequencing: Mutation Diagnosis of the Future!?




Viral Influence

Viruses come and go, but there are some that just seem to come back every year, like the adenovirus that causes the common cold.  Because it mutates so quickly, we’re infected by different adenoviruses each year.  Another common viral ailment is gastroenteritis, which can be caused by the astrovirus, norovirus or rotavirus.  Growing up, the “stomach flu” seemed to move through the members of our household annually.  When one person began to vomit, it was only a matter of time before the next victim fell, until everyone had been wiped out…..except my Dad.  He just never got the stomach flu! More >

Amazing Microbes


The recent sequencing of the panda genome has provided even greater insight into the significance of More >


Common Cancers

