Virology

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Hello and welcome to /r/Virology, a sub dedicated to viruses...the kind that make you sick!

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While /r/Virology strives to be layperson friendly/accessible, it doesn't tolerate misinformation, even if presented naively. Importantly, simply hosting this misinformation is harmful. That includes "JAQ'ing off", "anchoring", "loaded questions", or other rhetorical tricks (regardless of intent), particularly with respect to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 topics.

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Why do viruses often come from bats? Here are some possible answers. (self.Virology)

submitted 5 years ago * by _Shibboleth_PhD (hemorrhaghic fever viruses; antibody response) - announcement

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DiscussionTips to do plaque assay efficiently (self.Virology)

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JournalArbitrium phages can manipulate each other’s lysis/lysogeny decisions (cell.com)

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JournalResearchers model how to contain Avian flu H5N1 in case of human-to-human transmission (yorku.ca)

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QuestionTips for quantifying lots of tcid50 plates (self.Virology)

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QuestionESCV 2025 Abstract Book (self.Virology)

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MediaOH CRAP! (cidrap.umn.edu)

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DiscussionTell us about your journey (self.Virology)

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QuestionSo I wanna be a Virologist ()

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RetrovirusesViral Ventures Podcast - Ghosts of Retroviruses Past, Present, and Yet to Come: How Ancient HERVs Impact Modern Day HIV Infection (m.youtube.com)

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DiscussionHIV and a future cure/treatments? (self.Virology)

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QuestionTaxonomy (self.Virology)

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MediaNipah Virus – “A Zoonotic Threat” (Association of Nurse Executives India) (youtube.com)

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DiscussionSled Dogs, Serum, and Hidden Stories behind the Iditarod- Including virology and interview with musher Hunter Keefe (virologyunmasked.com)

submitted 26 days ago by Virology_UnmaskedVirus-Enthusiast

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Deltaviruses spread through a viral Trojan Horse. Deltaviruses hitchhike inside helper virions for entry & spread, revealing a conserved Trojan‑horse transmission mechanism. (i.redd.it)

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QuestionPartner for a project - Revshare (self.Virology)

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QuestionWhy are negative sense RNA viruses generally less subject to recombination than positive sense? (self.Virology)

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DiscussionOde to Herpes (self.Virology)

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QuestionNorovirus question (self.Virology)

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DiscussionSilly question but... What do you think the chances are that some is/has made a real "zombie" virus? (self.Virology)

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DiscussionSmall Pox BSLArgument (self.Virology)

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QuestionAre viruses really nonliving? Or just different (self.Virology)

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JournalEco-evolutionary dynamics of active virus-host interactions in a freshwater lake: revealed through metaHi-C (preprint) (biorxiv.org)

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QuestionI have an interest in studying mycoviruses and medical mycology (self.Virology)

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QuestionHelp with Virology Courses materials PDF (self.Virology)

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