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Atwater-Rhodes continues building her Den of Shadows world, looking again to SingleEarth and the mercenary guilds to find tales of new beginnings. Sarik is running from her past, working for SingleEarth as a mediator and has found love with a runaway vampire. Alysia is a human (or is she? I wondered for a moment), a hacker, who moved from working for one of the merc guilds to providing her services to SingleEarth. Someone is out for her life, and even manages to infiltrate the hidden compound where both women are staying. Both women need to figure out who is out for life and how to face up to what their lives were like before.
Like one of the other reviewers, I was also a little confused as to who was who and what was happening at the start. But as the story unfolded it became more clear just what was happening. And even the legendary races cannot escape the march of the modern world.
Rating 4-stars I enjoyed this book a whole lot- can't say it is an all time favorite- but worth the read... I was a little confused with the characters and the plot. I'm not sure if it was simply because I read most of this book while at work so there were interruptions- or that it was a little confusing. The ending was great and the cover is beautiful- I will pick up more from this author in the future- I loved her writing style! This was a quick read and a well rounded book- just the right amount of action, romance. and mystery. If your looking for a quick paranormal read this one makes a nice addition to your collection. Reesa***
With a curious prologue set six years in the past, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes establishes the connection between the four main protagonists of Poison Tree. Set in a quick pace, readers will fly through its intrigue and violence, and come to a question-raising ending.
Poison Tree is a great story that could use more oomph. The central story revolves around Sarik, the African-Asian tiger shifter, running away from an abusive home, then finding her way back home to stand up for herself. Weaving in the other characters: Sarik's vampire boyfriend Jason, the newest SingleEarth mediator Alysia, and Frost guild leader Christian, ties the story together but leaves it seemingly incomplete overall.
It is to be said, though, that Rhodes' ability to create relatable characters is astounding. Even in a paranormal world, her characters are realistic and their interactions with one another, understandable. Sometimes it's hard to pinpoint the characters' relationships with each other, when it isn't plainly stated, but not knowing will increase the mystique surrounding them.
The ending of the story puts almost everybody in place, but readers will finish the story craving more from this strange world and its enigmatic cast. There's more beneath the surface of Poison Tree so hopefully there will be a companion novel to explore the hidden parts of this world.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0385737548, Hardcover)The rich stew of the author's creations—SingleEarth, vampires, shapeshifters, Tristes, the Bruja Guilds—are at full boil here in the story of two 20-ish young women trying to out run their very different pasts, and figure out where they fit in and who they might become. Each has landed in a more "normal" place, and each wonders if, like a tattoo that can't be covered up, they can ever really fit into "normal."
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Alysia has quickly moved to a position of responsibility in SingleEarth, working among shapeshifters and witches who fight against vampires, but she is hiding secret alliances that could put her fellow mediators at risk.
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I do not. Aesthetics are far too vital for me, when it comes to my guns.
I might have bought a Glock in a moment of weakness, way back when. After all, an engineer is supposed to value function over form.
But, then I thought about it overnight, and I realized that as a single person, I don't make love to my kitchen appliances either. :mrgreen:
I don't, and won't own one. have shot several but they just are not comfortable to shoot. but thats me.
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Sorry....blocky, plastic, no hammer, no manual safety, ugly.....not for me...........
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I'm working in Atlanta, GA this week on business (I'm in law enforcement) and we're right here by Smyrna, GA where they're assembled. Although I have shot several in my line of work, I do not own one personally. I've gone the SIG route just simply because I like the way they feel better than the Glocks. As a matter of fact yesterday my partner and I took a drive over to Smyrna Police Distributors and he actually ended up buying a Glock model 35 Gen 4 in .40 S&W. A nice gun, just not for me.
I don't own one. I don't see why pay more for a Glock when I have cheaper pistols (Sigma 9mm and Sig P250c 40sw) that did well.
I already have three .45 ACP Government Models and one Star PD, not to mention my AMT .45 Backup.
What would I use a Glock for?
I was a 1911 guy for years; then I met my first XD. Completely void of Glocks.
I try.
NOPE! Never have, never will!! Just not my cup of tea! Can't get comfortable with one!!
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Katherine Heigl Brings Her Cheerfulness to the Streets of L.A.
Walking out wearing a glowing smile, Katherine Heigl was spotted leaving a meeting in West Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (March 12).
The "One For The Money" starlet looked happy on her day out as she sported oversized sunglasses, a white cardigan and leopard print flats while strolling towards her nearby ride.
The outing comes after one of Miss Heigl's former "Grey's Anatomy" co-stars, Ellen Pompeo, made an appearance on Chelsea Lately earlier this month discussing any possibility of her former castmate returning to the show.
Many fans of Katherine's have been interested about the topic, but when Chelsea asked flat out if the 33 year-old blonde beauty would be invited back to the series, Pompeo said definitively, "I don't think so... No, I don't think that's happening."
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Gingrich disregarded facts in attacking Democrats over criticism of Wolfowitz, Bolton nominations
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Fox News contributor and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich disregarded the facts when he attacked Democrats for criticizing President Bush's nomination of deputy defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank and Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
On the March 17 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, Gingrich cited two examples of Democrats becoming "unhinged": 1) that Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) is "to the left of the French" because he "attack[ed] the president over Paul Wolfowitz when even the French today were saying nice things about Wolfowitz," and 2) that "liberal Democrat[s]" are "unnerve[d]" by the Bolton nomination because he is "actually dedicated to protecting American interests." In fact, news reports suggest that the French are largely displeased with the Wolfowitz nomination, and some congressional Republicans have joined Democrats in expressing concern over Bolton's nomination.
Reuters reported on March 17 that while the Wolfowitz nomination "has dismayed many European leaders," criticism has been muted because open opposition "would risk derailing efforts to improve transatlantic relations." Nonetheless, Reuters noted that though he is "resigned to accepting Wolfowitz," French President Jacques Chirac's spokesman Jerome Bonnafont "said the French leader 'took note' of the choice -- a far from enthusiastic reaction that pointed to the president's disappointment."
In addition to referencing Chirac's reaction to the nomination, Britain's The Independent reported on March 18 that "the French government made a point of saying that his [Wolfowitz's] assumption of the presidency is not a foregone conclusion. The French Foreign Minister, Michel Barnier, pointedly described the nomination as a 'proposal.' " Similarly, on March 16 Bloomberg reported Barnier's contention that France will "look equally at other candidates." Reuters noted that French commentator Nicole Bacharan, who is not bound by diplomatic concerns, was less reserved in her appraisal of the nomination: "Bolton followed by Wolfowitz sounds like a declaration of war -- and if not that, a declaration of contempt [for Europe]."
According to news reports, three Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have expressed less-than-full support for Bolton, and sources in both parties have speculated that Bolton was not Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's choice for the position. Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) issued a statement about Bolton on March 7, saying he was "saddened that the United States will no longer have the respected, moderate voice of John Danforth representing us at the United Nations." The New York Times reported on March 10 that Chafee would "consider voting no" on the Bolton nomination, according to Senate aides.
The Times also reported that "A number of Republican and Democratic aides speculated that the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had been forced to accept the appointment of Mr. Bolton because of the support he had from Vice President Dick Cheney," and that Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, "would probably vote for Mr. Bolton, [but] he is not the nominee's biggest supporter." Though Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) has confirmed that he will support Bolton's nomination, he previously said he had "concerns" about it, as The Toledo Blade reported on March 13.
From the March 17 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes:
GINGRICH: I think they [the Democrats] have become unhinged, and I think they get so rattled watching somebody like, for example, John Bolton, who's actually dedicated to protecting American interests, get sent to the U.N. That is so unnerving if you're a liberal Democrat.
Then you had Kerry, by the way, attacking the president over Paul Wolfowitz when even the French today were saying nice things about Wolfowitz. Now, if you are to the left of the French, I think "unhinged" may be the new word for the new Democratic Party.
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Toyota Texas Bass Classic Offers $100,000 Prize for Biggest ShareLunker Caught on Lake Conroe
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CONROE — The Toyota Texas Bass Classic is proud to introduce the first-ever ShareLunker Club Tournament (SCT) on Lake Conroe, October 1 – 21, 2011. This unique tournament allows the everyday angler to compete like a pro for the chance to win $100,000.
To participate in the tournament, interested anglers need to register and become a SCT member, and then fish on Lake Conroe any time between October 1 – 21, 2011 (the "Tournament Period"). A $100 contribution is required to become a member of the SCT and only pre-registered members will be eligible for the $100,000 prize. The member that catches the largest Toyota ShareLunker from Lake Conroe, during the Tournament Period, will win a cash prize of $100,000. A portion of the proceeds from the program will benefit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's youth outreach programs.
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A Toyota ShareLunker, as defined by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, is considered any legally-caught largemouth bass that weighs at least 13.00 pounds and is accepted into the Toyota ShareLunker Program. The contest will be limited to the first 1,000 anglers signed up, and anyone who signs up after Sept. 29 will be subject to a 48-hour grace period before they are eligible to participate. Visit toyotatexasbassclassic.com to download a registration form and submit the membership fee. In addition, anglers can submit their registration and membership fees at Roadhouse Tackle (936-856-3009) located at 1360 Cude Cemetery Rd. in Willis, Texas.
The 2011 SCT will kick off the annual Toyota ShareLunker Program across the state of Texas. The Toyota ShareLunker Program runs Oct. 1 through April 30 with the mission of promoting the catch-and-release of large fish and selectively breeding trophy largemouth bass.
The ShareLunker Club Tournament is the perfect lead-in to the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, which will be held on Lake Conroe, Oct. 28-30. The Toyota Texas Bass Classic will feature 50 of the best professional anglers in the world along with three days of concerts. The anglers will compete for three days for the undisputed world championship of professional angling.
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Andrey Arshavin admits he wanted to face AC Milan in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The Russian playmaker is hoping for a recall when Arsenal line up for the first leg at the San Siro on Wednesday and he is expecting a tight, tactical battle.
Many saw the Serie A giants as the ones to avoid when the draw was made back in mid-December - but not Arshavin.
"Before the draw I wanted AC Milan, I don't know why," he told Arsenal Player. "Maybe just because it is a nice atmosphere when we play teams like this and you are more excited to play. I like that we have them.
"To be honest I did not see them for a long time in any matches, I just know the players who are playing there. I think from an attacking side they have a lot of different players like Pato, Robinho, and Ibrahimovic, who are all dangerous.
"I think you have to be more focused, yes. Against all Italian teams it is difficult to play because they are all very tactical - all Italian football is like that. They do not give you a lot of space, they try to close down and put a lot of pressure on you in the middle."
Arshavin starred in the home victory over Barcelona at the same stage of the competition a year ago, scoring the winner against Pep Guardiola's all-conquering side at Emirates Stadium.
The forward believes the Catalan giants are favourites to take this season's crown but he enjoyed toppling them last time around.
"Barcelona are still favourites I think but the rest of the teams have similar chances," said Arshavin.
"I was happy because I scored last season. We were 1-0 down and we had to break down Barcelona. The boss took a risk and left six or seven offensive players on, and if you take a risk you drink champagne. I think every player wants to be on the stage like this."
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Turkey is still attempting to determine how the nation will respond to the recent Constitutional Court decision which made clear to the government it must be careful about respecting the rights of secularists. To reinforce that concept, the Turkish military made clear its support by selecting General Iiker Basbug as new commander of the armed forces. He is a known strong supporter of secularist values and ensures the military will support the ideas expressed in the Constitutional Court decision. Basbug also is known as a supporter of using economic development approaches in Kurdish areas of Turkey as a means of winning over the population from supporting the radical PKK.
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers guard Jerome Seagears scored 15 points and dished out nine assists and the host Scarlet Knights' defense held Canisius to 23 second-half points as Rutgers scored a 66-51 win over Canisius in the opening round of the 2013 NIT Season Tip Off in The RAC Monday night. Rutgers (3-1) advances to play Drexel on Tuesday night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip Off, while the Golden Griffins (1-3) will play Elon in the consolation bracket Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Four Rutgers players had double-figures in the scoring column, led by Seagears' team-high 15 points. Redshirt-junior forward Kadeem Jack had 13 points and 11 rebounds, while fellow forward Wally Judge posted 11 points and 12 boards. D'Von Campbell came off the bench to chip in 10 points and four rebounds for Rutgers, which ended the night with a 50-37 advantage on the glass.
For Canisius, senior Billy Baron scored a game-high 17 points to go with five rebounds. Seniors Jordan Heath, Chris Manhertz and Chris Perez all had seven points apiece in the losing effort for Canisius, with Perez pulling down a team-high six boards. As a team, Canisius shot just 24.3 percent (9-for-37) from the field in the game's final 20 minutes and ended up shooting 33.3 percent from the floor for the game.
"I give Rutgers a lot of credit, they came out in the second half, made some adjustments and made shots while we did not," Canisius head coach Jim Baron said. "We had plenty of good looks, we just didn't take advantage of them. We need to make shots when we get the chance. You can't let a long, athletic team like that hang around because they're eventually going to get on a run, and they did there late in the second half."
Canisius led the game 28-26 at the half and the opening moments of the second half went back-and-forth before the Scarlet Knights used an 8-0 run over the span of 2:14 to take a six-point lead at 39-33 with 14:39 left in the game. Freshman Zach Lewis hit a 3-pointer from the corner to cut Rutgers' lead in half, but a bucket from Judge and a 3-pointer by Campbell stretch the home team's cushion back to eight points at 44-36 with 11:03 left to play.
Rutgers' lead hovered around six points for the better part of the game's next two-plus minutes before Campbell hit another 3-pointer, this time with 6:32 left in the game, to make it a nine-point contest at 51-42. Canisius answered with a lay-up from junior Jeremiah Williams and a 3-pointer from Jordan Heath to make the score 51-47 in favor of Rutgers, but the Scarlet Knights put the game away with a 12-0 run over the next 3:52, capped by a fast-break dunk by J.J. Moore and a pair of free-throws by Seagears that made the score 63-47 in favor of the home team with less than 90 seconds to play.
Rutgers shot 36.5 percent from the field, 23.1 percent from 3-point range and 63.6 percent from the free-throw line in the win, while holding a 24-22 advantage on points scored in the paint. Canisius ended the night after shooting 30 percent from 3-point land and 55.6 percent from the charity stripe.
Canisius will play Elon, who lost to Drexel in the night's first game, on Tuesday at 5 p.m., in The RAC. The game can be heard live on AM-1400 WWWS in Buffalo and the Golden Griffin Broadcast Network. Canisius and Elon met in last year's CIT first round game in Buffalo, with the Griffs earning a 69-53 victory.Game Notes: This was the first meeting between Canisius and Rutgers… This marks Canisius' second appearance in the NIT Season Tip Off, and the Griffs are now 1-2 all-time… Canisius was credited with five assists in the loss, the fewest for the team since Jan. 1, 2012 at Fairfield… Baron now has scored in double figures in 45 career games, counting his time at Rhode Island… Williams set new career highs with his four points and two assists in 13 minutes of action… Junior Josiah Heath had five rebounds in the loss, all of them off the defensive glass… Jordan Heath now has two blocks in each of the Griffs' first three games this season.


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Blaine writes:
Hi Twippies,
I saw today in the New York Times that a hookworm vaccine will be tested in Gabon. I found this very intriguing as your discussions of parasitic worms have rarely included the possibility of vaccines. Can you please comment on this. Are there certain biological challenges to making vaccines against worms? Or is there simply no money in making these vaccines since they are not needed in rich developed countries? It seems to me that it would be much simpler (and cheaper) to just educate people on how to avoid most of these parasites than to produce a vaccine. Simple practises, such as digging your outhouse six feet deep, or curing your feces before using it as fertilizer would eliminate many of these parasites. I would love to hear your comments on this matter.
Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
PS. The Link to the NYTimes article is here:
John writes:
In a local newspaper:
"Zoonotic research taking Framingham man to Peru"
Parasites may be sneakier than we surmise:
Transformation of malaria parasites by the spontaneous uptake and expression of DNA from human erythrocytes
We may have more baggage than we know:
Invasive Genes: Humans incorporate DNA from parasite
Jim writes:
A pdf made from a local newspaper article is attached concerning a biologist who found a nematode embedded in his mouth. The article is available online from The Daily Press, but you have to subscribe to read it. I assume it's ok to make the pdf available to your listeners, if you desire.
Smithfield, VA
Mike writes:
Hi Guys,
I know that insect larvae are much bigger than your usual fortey, but I find the bot-fly life-cycle fascinating. I don't think it can be defined as an ecto-parasite, as it actually develops inside the skin, not on top of it. Care to discuss it a little? I would love to hear your take Dick.
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Here's another one, and I quote,
"A scientific discovery falls out of this epidemiologist's nose
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 1:28 PM
Imagine finding a tick up your nose — and being happy about it.
Epidemiologist Tony Goldberg was working with primates in Kibale National Park in Uganda. But, when he returned to his lab at the University of Wisconsin, he began feeling some pain in his nose.
That's when Goldberg discovered a tick inside his right nostril. Definitely not something that's cause for celebration, usually.
"I made use of a mirror, a flashlight and some forceps to remove it," Goldberg said. "I was fortunate to grasp it firmly by the mouth parts and I got the tick in its entirety out of my nose, sparing the surrounding nose hairs."
But, being a man of science, after he removed the tick, Goldberg analyzed its DNA.
The nostril tick belonged to the genus Amblyomma. But it didn't match any known bugs in various databases.
That means it could be a tick that hasn't been genetically characterized yet — or a completely new species.
"We're still learning the pathways that diseases can use to move between wildlife and people. And this nose tick is a slightly amusing and particularly gross example of how diseases move in nature," Goldberg said.
Smithfield, VA
Raihan writes:
Dear esteemed and honoured Professors,
I'm writing in response to TWIP 57 where in the intro Prof Despommier mentioned that he had just returned from Singapore. The question was asked if water is spins clockwise or anticlockwise down the toilet since Singapore lies 1 degree north of the equator and I am pleased to announce, as a Singaporean, that water spins anticlockwise in Singapore.
I just did this experiment in my lab sink and toilet. Finally, I've produced some research worth noting.
Apparently the fact that it does not spin clockwise here has been noted before (check out the last paragraph). But i'm still searching as to why this is so. I do know that the coriolis effect is strongest away form the poles and that it does not have much of an effect on small sinks, ie, you can easily push water in the opposite direction and the water would willingly change its course, but none of these explains why the water rotates anti clockwise.
A student in virology, not so much in the coriolis effect.
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The former Reserve team captain and FA Youth Cup winner has made one competitive appearance for Arsène Wenger's side, playing 90 minutes against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League in December 2009.
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Ed writes:
Gentlemen, I think you'll find that Dylan Thomas was Welsh, not Irish. Though you are of course correct on his penchant for writing and
Josh writes:
Dear TWiV Doctors,
I have one question and one comment about your section on the DRACO broad spectrum antiviral:
This might be a stupid question, but: Would not this antiviral interfere with the normal body microbe population by destroying unknown virus activity that we might need to live?
My comment:
Given your comment about the Lincoln Lab at MIT being involved with the Defense Department, wouldn't this be the antiviral compound you would come up with if you wanted to treat the victims of a bioterrorism attack? I mean, the problem of treatment timing doesn't fit a normal clinical situation (because when they came in they'd probably be on the downside of it), but it does fit a situation where you know that large numbers of people are exposed at the same time. If you suspected that you had been attacked that way, this antiviral would fit the bill. Of course, this assumes you would know that you have been/are being attacked this way, but that's a different subject.
What do you think? Am I off in space on this one?
Great show as always,
Alberto writes:
Hi Twivers,
Here's a story from 2 years ago covering the release of mosquitoes in Queensland following on from your recent episode regarding control of Dengue Fever. It contains some great images of the release trial and the mosquito breeding cages.
Lance writes:
You've probably seen this already and I've missed yesterday's TWiV, but the second item (influenza reassortant) is really interesting and it would be good to hear what you think about it.
I've not heard about this happening much or even at all like this - my question is why isn't this more common?
Thanks for all the great work,
Wellcome Trust Clinical Fellow
INFLUENZA (40): H3N2/H1N1 REASSORTANT ex PATIENT
A ProMED-mail post
Date: Wed 8 Jun 2011
Reassortment following coinfection with seasonal H3N2 and pandemic
(H1N1) 2009 viruses in Ontario, Canada
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A 16-month-old infant was admitted to a Greater Toronto Area Hospital on 24 Jan 2011 with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. After 15 hours, he was discharged home and subsequently recovered uneventfully. 2 nasopharyngeal swabs were collected on the day of admission and sent to the Ontario Agency for Health Protection (OAHPP) Public Health Laboratories (PHL) for influenza testing by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (rRT-PCR). Influenza A [virus] was detected in both specimens by rRT-PCR, and when subtyped were positive for hemagglutinin (H3) gene in a moderately high copy number (cycle thresholds 29 and 31). They were also noted to be positive for the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (pH1N1) neuraminidase (NA) gene at a very low level (CT values 38 and 39), which was detected using an in-house rRT-PCR (1). Suspecting contamination, primary samples were reextracted and retested; identical results were obtained.
Further sequencing confirmed presence of the following genes in the primary samples:
A. Pandemic H1N1 2009 genes: Matrix, NS, H1, N1 (H1 sequencing was conducted on one primary sample only)
B. Seasonal H3N2 genes: N2 (H3 sequencing was not conducted on either primary sample)
The 1st specimen underwent conventional viral culture in rhesus monkey kidney cells. Whole genome sequence analysis of cultured material showed that the isolate possessed H3 and N2 of seasonal H3N2 in combination with PB2, PB1, PA, NS, NP, and M of pandemic H1N1. Gene sequences obtained in culture and primary specimen were identical. A BLAST [basic local alignment search] was conducted against sequences available in GenBank. The H3 and N2 gene sequences most closely matched the currently circulating A/Perth/16/2009 strain.
The matrix and NS genes amplified from the primary sample were identical to currently circulating pH1N1, most closely matching the A/California/07/2009 strain.
Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory performed plaque forming assays on the primary sample and culture material using Madin-Darby canine kidney cell lines. Sequencing of individual plaque material in both primary sample reconfirmed a reassortant virus as described above, with no evidence of the HA and NA genes of pH1N1. In addition, gene sequences obtained in both plaque assays matched each other, and were also identical to those obtained at OAHPP. The isolate strain type was A/Perth/16/09 (H3N2) by hemagglutination inhibition assay.
Summary and implications
This case represents coinfection with H3N2 and pH1N1, followed by reassortment in the patient (in vivo reassortment). The low level of pandemic H1N1 2009 NA gene in the primary sample indicates that the reassortment occurred in the child and the lab detected a remnant of NA left behind. If it were just coinfection but not reassortment, we would have expected to find evidence of H3N2 viral genes other than H3 and N2 in the primary sample. The subsequent reassortant virus consisted of HA and NA of H3N2 together with the remaining 6 genes (PB2, PB1, PA, NS, NP and M) of pH1N1.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the 1st case of reassortment involving pH1N1 and seasonal H3N2. We could not document any transmission of this reassortant, which arose during a confection involving both subtypes. In a recent study reverse genetics was used to generate a laboratory reassortant of this type -- infection of ferrets with this reassortant resulted in higher levels of virus and more severe respiratory damage when compared to wild-type pH1N1 (2).
This case and the 5 reports of human infection with swine triple reassortant H3N2 in the United States since September 2010 highlight the need for ongoing molecular and phenotypic surveillance for novel influenza strains (3).
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[ProMED-mail is indebted to Dr Gubbay and colleagues for drawing the attention of readers to the outcome of an investigation which has established that the coinfection of a child with pandemic H1N1 and seasonal H3N2 influenza viruses in the Toronto area was accompanied by genome reassortment in the patient ( _in vivo_ reassortment). A recombinant (reassortant) virus was recovered from the patient possessing the external protein genes of the H3N2 influenza virus and the internal protein genes of the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.
During the 2010/2011 influenza epidemic season in North America both the seasonal H3N2 and the pandemic H1N1 viruses have been prevalent and the occurrence of coinfection is not surprising, but this appears to be the 1st demonstration of _in vivo_ reassortment. Fortunately the infected child has recovered and the recombinant (reassortant) virus was not transmitted. It remains to be seen whether this or similar reassortants will appear in subsequent epidemics. - Mod.CP]
Ruth writes:
Dear Vincent & twiv virologists,
I very much enjoy listening to Twiv and find your outlook on topical virology issues both refreshing and extremely interesting. Thank you so much for this!
I am a University teacher in Virology at The University of Glasgow, Scotland. We have recently received MRC funding for a new Virology institute that is currently being built on our Garscube campus and there is a wealth of exciting Virology research going on in Glasgow. I am involved in Virology undergraduate teaching here and my students listen to your podcasts. I am always on the lookout for novel teaching aids for virology and wonder if you can recommend any?
We have your textbooks already, they are excellent!
I appreciate that you are very busy, however I hope that you can recommend something new/fresh to me. Our students receive lectures & tutorials and they read the literature and present virology topics in a number of formats ( projects, dissertations and posters ).
I am looking for some new ideas and have a small budget for this (£600) and am considering developing some good quality teaching software myself, pitched for senior undergraduates .
Please let me know if you can recommend any good teaching resources for virology.
Thanks in advance for your time.
Your sincerely,
Kristina writes:
Hi There,
RNA viruses are the cause of so much human suffering. Most often we are presented with estimations of morbidity and mortality for individual viruses, but I've never seen a figure for RNA viruses (or DNA viruses) as a whole. Do you have an estimate?
Jenny writes:
Hi TWIV-casters!
I've been a listener to TWIV for a while, and I can't tell you how enough how much I enjoy listening to your podcast. I'm a graduate student working on immune responses to influenza and it is a wonderful addition to my education. I usually listen to TWIV while working in the hood or doing my runs or doing chores at home, allowing me to use my time wisely. Anyways, I came upon this review of a book by Carl Zimmer, maybe you could feature it on your picks of the week. I haven't read it yet, but it looks to be an interesting read. Here is the link to the book review in PLoS Biology:http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001139.


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Before you read any further, let me put out a disclaimer: based on the postings on this forum, it seems as though my experience is the exception, not the standard when it comes to dealing with System76. If you look through this forum, you'll find a couple more negative experiences, but those will be followed by posters saying they had a great experience with System76 support.
Having said that, this is my personal experience ordering from System76, and as an anecdote, it will hopefully be useful to others as well as serve to vent some frustration on my part.
I really, really wanted to support a company that is committed to open source, even though Ubuntu has come so far that I have not had any major difficulties using standard hardware from the major vendors. So having read some of the posts in these forums, I figured System76 would be a good bet.
I decided to wait for the new Lemur (LemU4) to be released, and duly placed my order once it was available. Here is the blow by blow:
April 9: I place my order, and a charge appears on my credit card on the same day.
April 18: I get a notice saying there is a delay in assembly, and there will be another notice later with an estimate of the new ship date. Such a notice never arrived, and there was no other feedback on the delay. So I come to these forums and find there are others in the same boat. There is conflicting info from System76: apparently, some System76 reps are telling customers that the delay is because of a testing bug, but Isantop posts that the real reason for the delay is a backlog of orders.
April 23: System finally ships, 14 days after my credit card was charged.
April 26: The laptop finally arrives, 17 days after placing my order. But everything looks great, decent build quality and an attractive looking machine that is pleasantly light in feel. No difficulty in installing Xubuntu Precise, nor in restoring my home directory from Spideroak. The System76 driver installation goes off without a hitch. Peachy.
April 27: I wake up the next day and turn on the laptop to find the battery applet switching between "AC adaptor is present" and "Battery is discharging", and the LEDs in the front of the laptop are flickering. I use a multimeter to verify that the adaptor is broken--it's putting out about 3V instead of 18.5V. I open a support ticket on the System76 website (a very friendly and nice interface, by the way.) I get a relatively quick response asking me to try a different outlet, which I do even though it seems like a stupid idea given all the other devices like my telephone are working fine in the same outlet. Just to be sure, I also check to see that it is not the battery--I do this by taking out the battery and running on AC only. Basically the adaptor works for a few minutes and then dies. I provide all this feedback to System76 support, by which point, I'd like to think I've been very thorough in checking out the adaptor.
No response until late in the day, asking me to make sure the adaptor is firmly plugged in! I'm starting to get irritated, wouldn't you be? I reply saying I've checked and all the connections are tight, this is a faulty adaptor that needs to be replaced. Now of course, it is late in the day on Friday and the tech has gone home, so I'm left hanging for the weekend.
April 30: I'm asked to confirm my serial number and shipping address. I do this promptly, but there is nothing more for the rest of the day.
May 1: I'm asked to confirm my credit card info because I'll be charged if I don't return the faulty adaptor. I do this promptly as well, and again, nothing happens for the rest of the day.
May 2: The replacement adaptor has finally been shipped.
May 3: I receive an automated email asking how I'm enjoying my new laptop, and to share my joy with friends on social media. Feels like salt being rubbed into the wound. Or like insult being added to injury. Pick your favourite cliche.
The shipment is scheduled to arrive on May 8, almost one month after my initial order. Sure, why send it overnight, and reduce my frustration by even a tiny iota?
At this point, if the replacement adaptor does not work, I intend to just go and buy a reliable generic. Paying the $60 at a local store will be more effective than having to deal with System76 again, and being asked to check all the outlets in my house. I bought this laptop to use it, not to admire its looks.
System76, I'd love for an Ubuntu-supporting company to be successful--you can choose to ignore my experience as an exception, or you can try and do something about it. All I can tell you is that you've managed to crush my expectations.


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The 13th annual Master Sand Sculpting Competition at Hampton Beach is June 20-22. It is again a qualifier for the World Championships of Sand Sculpting and is the only qualifying event on the East Coast. (Union Leader file)
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October 4, 2009 from 12pm to 5pm – King Street Carpark, Newcastle Sunday October 4 is the renowned TINA Zine Fair. This year it's in the King Street Car park, Newcastle and is running 12-5pm. See below for PDF on how to book and all the deets. Send your rego to zi… Organized by This is Not Art/Nat'l Young Writers' Festival | Type: zine, fair
June 13, 2009 all day – IPRC Square Foot Zine Fest! June 13th at the IPRC 917 SW Oak Street #218 Portland, Oregon The Square Foot Zine Fest is a mini fest to showcase all the amazing artists, writers, and zinesters that are me… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: zine, fest
April 5, 2009 from 12pm to 4pm – Wollongong City Gallery Wollongong City Gallery is holding its second annual zine fair! Sunday 5 April from 12 until 4 with a panel and show afterwards. This year we also have a bunch of workshops and discussions: Comic Wo… Organized by Natalie Aylward, maddy.phelan, Andy Pringle | Type: zine, fair
March 17, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm – Black Rose Anarchist Bookshop When: Tuesday 17 March 2009 - 7pm Where: Black Rose Books, 22 Enmore Road Newtown 2042 (Opposite Oporto) More Info: Black Rose is a collectively-run anarchist library & bookshop. http://blackrose… Organized by Black Rose Anarchist Bookshop | Type: zine, reading
March 16, 2009 from 6pm to 10pm – Lewisham House American Dave Roche is heading downunder for a zine reading tour and is doing a reading in Sydney on the 16 March 2009. His readings will be coupled with informal readings by those who turn up (i.e b… Organized by Bird in the Hand/Dave Roche | Type: zine, reading
February 9, 2009 at 12pm – Sticky Institute Celebrate independent bookshops from February 9th -15th. There will be a range of events in Sticky and Polyester books in Melbourne Vic, Planet Books in Perth WA, Irregular Rhythm Asylum in Tokyo Jap… Organized by Federation of Independent Thought | Type: zine, and, independent, bookshop, festival
December 11, 2008 from 9pm to 11:45pm – Bar Open Sticky is holding a benefit gig/Christmas party to raise funds for the store. The show is happening at Bar open, Brunswick Street, Victoria, Australia on Thursday 11th December 2008. Playing will be… Organized by Sticky Institute | Type: Zine, benefit, gig, zine, party, stalls, tarot, reading
October 26, 2008 from 11am to 4pm – Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia In it's forth or so year, the Hawthorn Zine fair is on Sunday 26th of October. Tables are free. When: 11am - 4pm Where: Town Hall Gallery. Rear, 358 Burwood Rd Hawthorn Contact: Mardi at missmardi@g… Organized by Mardi | Type: zine, fair
October 5, 2008 from 2pm to 3pm – Super Picnic at the TINA zine fair Hello zine kids, Luke Sinclair, one of the coordinators of Sticky, is talking at TINA this year. The talk will be all about Sticky, how it started, how it manages to stay open, the highs, the lows,… Organized by Sticky Institute | Type: Zine, talk, zine, distro, shop


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I didn't want to hijack adamants dead out thread, but I was curious about the state of your current foam design. So I thought I would start a new thread.Derekm, your hive looks it belongs in my kitchen. :) Almost looks like stainless steel from a distance, doesn't it. It's a nice looking hive indeed; kind of looks like a modern piece of art. It's nice to have somebody so focused on the engineering/physics of a hive interacting with us. X:X What are you facing the inside surface with these days to keep the bees from chewing it? It looks like your polyurethane sheets are foil faced. Is that on both sides? I don't believe we have that brand here in the Midwest USA. Are you still using your baffled vent box on the bottom? I liked that idea, but it just seemed like too much work for me, so I just went the lazy route and made all air exchanges through the bottom entrance in my latest nuc design.How about glue? Are you using polyurethane glue or something else?That looks like about 50mm thick foam from here?Nice job!
.No one need super insulated hive.
...Why didn't insulation work for Brother Adam?
...I mention this because I have found my smaller bottom entrances often get clogged shut with bees. I can simply poke a stick strait in to clear the bees away. It doesn't look like that would be possible with your entrance. How about paint? Are you going to paint this design or leave the metallic like finish?
Every now and then I come across a site which I think is worth bookmarking - here's one I came across recently which you may find relevant to the current project: http://www.beebehavior.com/THSC_Unit.phpLJ
Every now and then I come across a site which I think is worth bookmarking - here's one I came across recently which you may find relevant to the current project: http://www.beebehavior.com/THSC_Unit.phpWhat I like about this particular site is that the guy doesn't just theorise - but he goes to the trouble of running trials, and then publishing the data....


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Among the unreported topics in the American media is the growth in anti-Christian behavior in the Middle East including supposed allies such as Iraq and Egypt. The past decade has witnessed a dramatic decline in safety for Christians as Muslim fundamentalists use the Iraq war as a weapon in recruiting those who oppose any form of non-Muslim behavior. Sectarian conflicts between Coptic Christians and Egyptian Muslims has been on the rise in recent years. A few days ago, violence erupted in the village of Al-Tayeba when a Christian merchant refused to sell sticks that bus drivers wanted to use in fighting. In the ensuing riot several Christians were wounded and many shops were destroyed. In 2006, there were three days of sectarian violence after a Muslim stabbed a Coptic Christian to death.
The Egyptian government has not confronted issues of multiculturalism and diversity of religion in their nation even though Coptic Christians represent ten percent of the population. There is need for educational programs and for organizing coalitions of Christian and Muslim clerics in order to create a new environment in which respect for religious diversity is paramount.


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Published on: 01 June 2017
3 nights' self catering at Sierra Park Club and 2 rounds of golf (Cabopino, El Chaparral ) - Incl. Buggies
4 nights' self catering at Sierra Park Club and 3 rounds of golf (Valle Romano Golf Course, Cabopino, El Chaparral )
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Sierra Park Club has eighteen self-catering apartments, all fully furnished with great facilities to make your stay that much more enjoyable. With all the amenities you will need and more, you will immediately feel at ease here.
There are plenty of fantastic golf courses in the surrounding area: Cabopino Golf Club, El Chaparral, Calanova, Atalaya, El Paraiso, Los Naranjos and La Quinta are great choices in this part of the Costa del Sol.
Nueva Andalucia, around 10km from Puerto Banus, Marbella.
Sierra Park Club is a great resort – the complex consists of 18 fully furnished apartments and good access to all the local golf courses in the area.
There are three varieties of apartments to choose from: 15 of the apartments are 2 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms and 3 have 3 bedrooms and bathrooms, to accommodate for larger groups or families. 6 apartments on the top floor all come with a lovely roof terrace, barbeque and sun loungers, allowing you your own space to relax in the sun. All of the apartments come with refurbished kitchen area, spacious bedrooms, lounge area, hot and cold air conditioning and a television with UK satellite channels as standard.
Sierra Park provides a good range of services to add to your stay, including golf and restaurant reservations in the local area, car hire and emergency medical care. A Clubhouse is also on site, providing a haven too cool off from your day of golf in the Mediterranean sun.
Sierra Park comes with an outdoor swimming pool and tennis court, if you fancy relaxing and enjoying the climate.
Puerto Banus is a few minutes' drive away, and is one of the top hotspots in the whole of Spain. And being just 3km from the wealthy Marbella, you know there will be the best of the best. The marina is vibrant and full of things to do: just a stroll along the marina shows you the luxury yachts of the rich and famous. The shops are full of designer boutiques, especially along Marina Banus and in the Cristamar Shopping Centre. There are also plenty of seaside cafes and stunning restaurants, with any type of cuisine you can thinks of – we recommend some of the local dishes to get a real flavour of this region.
The bars are great and full of great promotional, themed nights and happy hours – there are so many to choose from. If you fancy a night out on the town or a relaxing drink on the seafront then there are plenty of both; it caters to all.
If you fancy some culture you can visit Ronda, where the oldest bullring in Spain resides; the views over the Tajo Gorge are amazing and worth the trip. Sevilla has the world's third largest cathedral, and is a fantastic monument that will blow you away.
For a bit of friendly competetion Sierra Park Club resort runs 2 competitions a week on El Paraiso Golf Club that run on a Tuesday and Friday for all residents. It is possible to enter as part of the fantastic packages available.
With 300 days of sunshine here, it is a perfect year-round destination. Perfect for families looking for value for money or golfers looking for great golf courses.


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The Utah Jazz are once again involved in trade talks with the Golden State Warriors, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Four days after agreeing to take on a year's worth of big contracts from the Warriors in exchange for draft picks, the Jazz will reportedly sign and trade free agent guard Randy Foye to the Denver Nuggets, who will in turn sign and trade free agent Andre Iguodala to the Warriors. The Warriors and Iguodala agreed to a four-year $48 million deal last week.
According to Wojnarowski, the Jazz would sign Foye to a three-year, $9 million contract. Foye, 29, joined the Jazz last season on a one-year contract, and set team records in 3-pointers made and attempted. He averaged 10.8 points per game and made 41 percent of his 3-pointers.
Under contract, the Jazz have shooting guards Alec Burks and Brandon Rush, one of the players acquired from the Warriors last week. Free agents Paul Millsap, DeMarre Carroll, Al Jefferson and Earl Watson have all signed wiht other teams this offseason.
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but I will say that if you find meditation terribly boring and are unwilling to sit quietly in a silent room, then listening to music is better than watching TV.
David2 wrote:Silence is better. Music is a sense pleasure which is distracting from the meditation.
Not nice to hear for music fans, but this is the reality.
danieLion wrote:First: "silent" meditation is a luxury (where i live anyway)...the Buddha recommended quiet seclusion, but only when available...part of Buddhist "meditation" is learning to practice in the less than ideal conditions...
Second: music can be based in sensual desire but it also can be contemplated (even during sitting) as sound making contact at the ear, which in turn can be investigated as feeling...recall the famous Ajahn Chah story about how he was meditating one evening and the music from a village nearby kept interrupting him and causing him to have ill-will towards them until he realized the music wasn't coming out to him but that he was going out to the music
Third: one way to do the above is with a "body-scan"...the basic idea is to scan the body while listening to music in that part of the body...sound is vibration, and has an effect on more than just the ear...i like all kinds of music but found the more classical stuff (Mahler, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Mozart, Bach etc..., is more conducive to this (although i've done it with "death metal" et al which gave the contemplation a death and body foulness element)
Fourth: is chanting music?
FIFTH: although i don't know the statistical breakdown, the Buddha's teachings seem to me weighed way more towards how we behave in EVERYTHING we do than when we're "meditating"....this is especially important for "householders" as i think we tend to use "meditation" as more of an escape than anything else...for instance, if you can't go a day without "meditating" doesn't that imply craving/clinging/becoming in regards to your "meditation"?
SIXTH: MEDITATION is probably the WORST TRANSLATION of the cultivations/developments the Buddha taught
Buckwheat wrote:Several good points here, but would you agree that when meditating it is more conducive to cultivation to find quiet seclusion than to turn on the stereo?
Buckwheat wrote:The last couple years I have been playing a lot less guitar because I am noticing how 70% of the time I am much more aloof and aggravated after playing for a while. There are still days where I finish playing and find myself in a really calm, mindful state, but usually it leaves me slightly aggrevated.
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Nicole Richie, Brooklyn Decker Glam Up 2011 UNICEF Ball
Gathering together to raise money for quite the worthwhile cause, the stars were out at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, CA for the 2011 UNICEF Ball on Thursday night (December 8).
Held annually as one of the most notable black-tie galas, the ritzy soiree was hosted by Entertainment Tonight's Mary Hart while drawing out lovely ladies including Nicole Richie, Brooklyn Decker, Diane Kruger and Kate Walsh.
Also in attendance at the fundraising fete - which has a mission to help create a healthier and safer life for children all over the globe - were Kristen Bell and husband Dax Shepard, as well as Rose McGowan, Matthew Morrison, Jenna Elfman and Jayma Mays.
As for the entertainment, guests were treated to special musical performances by L.P., Emily Bear, Melanie Fiona, Huter Perry and Lionel Richie while Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan was recognized as a Woman of Compassion and the Medavoy family was presented with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award.
Enjoy the pictures from the 2011 Unicef Ball at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel (December 8).
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Joe writes:
I did the homework Professor Vince assigned and went to see the movie Contagion. I really liked the movie and was very pleased with the way the science was portrayed.
I am an Environmental Health and Safety Manager for a Bio-Tech company and started listening to TWIV about 2 1/2 years ago when I was researching Avian flu and pandemic response planning about 6 months before it hit the headlines. As someone who had to consider all the social impacts and mitigation measures so I could write a response plan, I thought the movie hit just the right tone with the various stages of panic, denial, fear mongering, and good public health science going on in the background. They touched on the emotional impacts of losing loved ones, quarantine zones, panic buying, looting, and becoming self reliant very well. I liked that the science was done by a number of people within their own specialties and not by a single hero protagonist. I appreciated that they created a slimy huckster fear mongering the uninformed to fill the bill of a Wakefield charlatan (who gets his in the end, yea!).
I can't speak to accuracy of the details of virus isolation and vaccine development. The only part that seemed weak to me scientifically was at the end when they showed the case zero details. It seemed to me that the woman got exposed to a cook with virus on his hands. Then somehow she contaminated all these other people by touch even though she was not yet producing virus herself. This seems like a fairly small nit to pick when it was just an issue of time compression. If they had shown her 2 days after getting it from the chef when she was just about to have symptoms then it would be more credible.
Very good movie, I may use this a training tool once I can get it on DVD.
Thanks for everything that Y'all do!
EH&S Manager
Alex writes:
Finally, I'm glad to see that the movie Contagion didn't fall under TWIV's radar, as it was selected as a weekly pick in TWIV#148. Thought I might help simulate some conversion on things that I picked up on during the course of the movie. The following contains spoilers so I suggest you view the movie before reading further...
About half way through the movie, we become aware that Matt Damon's character was probably exposed to the virus but did not exhibit symptoms- by most accounts immune to the virus. They hold him in a containment cell for several days- but eventually he is released. If this was a real world epidemic would they hold him for longer? Really with a novel virus like that-the health officials have no idea how long he could have sequestered the virus within him. Do you have any idea what the CDC protocol is for a situation like this?
In regards the epidemic shelter set up after the virus was in full swing- it seemed like a terrible way to manage an air borne virus. Placing patients in close approximation to one another with little to no barrier between them. If you look at real life pictures of stadium shelters set up in the past, like those of the Astrodome during Hurricane Katrina, it would take a matter of hours for a virus with an airborne virus with R0 factor (Basic Reproduction Rate - vr: not a rate) of 2 or greater to completely overwhelm the entire stadium. I attempted to brainstorm ideas for managing containment of a virus when there is suddenly an influx of 100,000 people infected but came up empty. It does seem like stadiums are a poor choice however. It's clear that it's best to catch these types of outbreaks early.
As the investigation of where the virus started progressed, a WHO official reviews the videos from the casino and determines that Gwyneth Paltrow's character is the originating case. She is viewed blowing on the other executive's casino chip for good luck- which the WHO official views as transmission. If you take a look at Paltrow's dress at this time it's red and sparkling. We know from the camera pictures which Matt Damon views that Paltrow received the virus from the chef via a handshake (who was actively preparing a pig moments before) on the same night (because she is wearing the same dress). How could she could transmitted the virus through her breath? Seems to me that the virus would first have to become established within her respiratory tract before she could transmitted to the other executive. I find the other two examples of transmission- handling a phone and a used glass much more likely.
At the very end of the movie we get a glance of how the actual virus mutation occurred. A bulldozer plows through a forested area disturbing a bat, who then goes to bite a pig. The virus then progresses into humans. Do you think global deforestation and habitat encroachment is leading to an increase in these unfavorable interactions? And thus is putting us at an increased risk for an epidemic of a mutated strain? On a smaller scale, I think there is evidence to support this theory. Take for example the Ebola Outbreak in Mayibout Gabon in 1996 where two men butchered a dead monkey they had found, leading to the spread of the virus.
Bachelor of Science
Lance writes:
I saw contagion recently and was disappointed. They figure out the incubation period within a week, too fast I think. They seemed to have a crystal structure (which was a protein not a virus) before the virus was grown in cell culture (impossible). It's odd to have a genome that varies between 14 and 19 kilo bases - variation of over 20% in size! if I could calculate R0 from sequence alone I would be rich.
Thomas writes:
Hey gang,
So I have yet to see Contagion but with my birthday coming up I figured I would dig deep into my graduate school empty pockets and scratch for the cash to treat myself this weekend. However, with its release, I was very interested in how reliable and how true this movie remained to science. Well I did what any student would do to find such information and I "Googl-ed it" and came across this website http://www.scriptphd.com/ (Script PhD).
I was interested in what your thoughts are on this site and I especially hope you will consider a Contagion review podcast because, by the sounds of the reviews, this movie is a great representation of a possible threat. Also, the editor of this website, Jovana J. Grbić, PhD, seems to be well-trained and I love the timing of this websites beginning (very shortly after your TWIV podcasts began). Any friendly or collegial connection there?
Nonetheless, thank you and all your guests and co-hosts for your excellent work in bringing the best of virology (and microbiology and parasitology) to your faithful listeners. I look forward to your comments and future podcasts.
MD Candidate, Class of 2014
The George Washington University
Nina writes:
First off, love the show! It makes a great alternative to listening to the radio at my desk :)
Do you think you could combine my two favorite topics, microbiology and the movies, by discussing the movie Contagion? That's if you haven't already...
Keep up the great work!!
Roberto Cattaneo writes:
Thanks for enthusiastically discussing the measles virus host exit receptor in the "breaking and entering" TWiV 166.
When SSPE was considered, the impression was that measles virus is gone when symptoms occur. However, there is a lot of virus in brain autopsies: 1000-4000 copies of nucleocapsid per average cell were documented by quantitative Northern blots (the paper is from 1987):
By the way, biased hypermutation of viral genomes (up to 50% of the U residues in one gene mutated to C) was discovered (in 1988) in autopsy material of SSPE patients:
On a personal note, after graduating in 1984 I joined to laboratory of Martin Billeter in Zurich, Switzerland. Martin was a bacteriophage Qbeta virologist who just started working on an eukaryotic RNA virus - measles.
The project was of great interest to me because of SSPE - the ultimate example of long-term persistence of a RNA virus. Martin had access to SSPE autopsy material though the group of Volker ter Meulen in Wurzburg, Germany. I was hoping to be able to clone and analyze measles virus genomes that had replicated for 5-10 years in the same person.
In retrospect, ignorance was my luck. More insightful colleagues were scared by the perspective of working with minimal amounts of viral materials (if any!). However, there was a lot of viral mRNA in these autopsy material – piece-of-cake project.
Thanks again for discussing my favorite virus!
Kartik writes:
I very much enjoyed listening to the latest TWiV podcast that includes a discussion of our paper about Ebola virus entry and NPC1. I just wanted to clarify that the proteins Ebola and HCV need -- NPC1 and NPC1-like1, respectively, are in fact different (but related) proteins. They are paralogs that are ~50% similar. They are both cholesterol transporters, but are expressed in different cells and are regulated differently (NPC1 is present in all cells; NPC1-like1 is present only in gut epithelial cells and liver hepatocytes). We know that Ebola doesn't need NPC1-like1 at all. Also, Zetia (ezetimibe) blocks NPC1-like1 but has no effect on NPC1, which is why we didn't use it in our experiments.
Thanks and best,
Kartik Chandran, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Judi writes:
Hello professor TWIVers:
First, let me say thanks for all the work you do and the great discussions. I am a high school science teacher and you are my professional development since (for the most part) K12 education is spending their money on kids not teachers - probably a good thing for the short run.
Second, I want to say thanks for the heads up on Emperor of All Maladies - I am almost finished with this book and want more - Vincent, please write one about polio (in your spare time, but you're not allowed to stop the TWIVs)
Third, I have a question about TWIV 166 and the making of haploid cells. Someone, and I don't remember who, said you could make haploid cells by disrupting the spindle formation. I was wondering is this is true since DNA is replicated during the S phase of interphase, it seems you'd end up with single chromosomes, yes, but they'd have multiple strands of DNA and therefore multiple copies of genes. I tried to look this up and found that there are polytene chromosomes in Drosophilia salivary glands with 1024 copies of DNA. Am I misunderstanding the life cycle of cells? or do different cells replicate differently? Sorry to ask such a basic biology question, but I don't want to be giving my students inaccurate information.
Lastly, a reading suggestion from project Guttenberg: a short children's book; Makers of Many Things by Eva March Tappan, who lived from 1854 to 1930 [ad:she lived backward in time?]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_March_Tappan. She wrote a book that explains how things are made - The little friction match -- About india rubber -- "Kid" gloves -- How rags and trees become paper -- How books are made -- From goose quill to fountain pens and lead pencils -- The dishes on our tables -- How the wheels of a watch go around -- The making of shoes -- In the cotton mill -- Silkworms and their work. A fascinating old-style kids book -http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28569
Thanks again for all you do...
Lori writes:
Part of my graduate work addresses the sweating sickness. Less what it actually might have been, but rather whether people thought it was contagious or not (comparing medical writings with chroncles, letters, and other such materials).
That said, there has been several articles written about the potential identity of the disease, most of which come to different conclusions. Until the latter part of twentieth century, medical historians largely believed that the sweating sickness was a form of typhus, a virulent relapsing or miliary fever, or influenza. Since the 1990s, historians have examined contemporary accounts of the disease's symptoms in minute detail. Analysing those symptoms in correlation with virulence, spatial and temporal distribution patterns, potential transmission models, concurrent environmental conditions, and the clinical features of modern diseases, they have variously speculated that the disease was a viral hemorrhagic fever, an arbovirus, a hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, an enterovirus, inhalational anthrax, or dengue fever.
Here is a list of some of the better articles written about the disease:
Bridson, Eric. "The English 'Sweate' (Sudor Anglicus) and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome." British Journal of Biomedical Science 58, no. 1 (2001): 1-6
Carlson, J.R. and P.W. Hammond. "The English Sweating Sickness (1485-c.1551): A New Perspective on Disease Etiology." Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 54 (January 1999): 23-54.
Dyer, A. "The English Sweating Sickness of 1551: An Epidemic Anatomized." Medical History 41, no. 3 (July 1997): 362–384.
Flood, John L. "'Safer on the Battlefield than in the City': England, the 'Sweating Sickness', and the Continent." Renaissance Studies 17, no. 2 (June 2003): 147-176.
Hunter, Paul R. "The English Sweating Sickness, with Particular Reference to the 1551 Outbreak in Chester." Reviews of Infectious Diseases 13, no. 2 (March - April 1991): 303-306.
McSweegan, Edward. "Anthrax and the Etiology of the English Sweating Sickness." Medical Hypotheses 62, no. 1 (2004): 155–157.
Taviner, Mark, Guy Thwaites, and Vanya Gant. "The English Sweating Sickness, 1485-1551: A Viral Pulmonary Disease?" Medical History 42 (1998): 96-98.
Thwaites, Guy, Mark Taviner, and Vanya Gant. "The English Sweating Sickness, 1485 to 1551." New England Journal of Medicine 336, no. 8 (February 1997): 580-582.
Wylie, John A. H. and Leslie H. Collier. "The English Sweating Sickness (Sudor Anglicus): A Reappraisal." Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 36, no. 4 (October 1981): 425-445.
Hope this helps.
best wishes
University of Ottawa
Jon writes:
I must confess, first of all, that I am very critical about retrospective diagnosis as a properly historical exercise as well as rather sceptical about the alleged results provide by new methods from molecular biology and genetics to identify past diseases.
Some years ago I used the case of the mysterious English sweating sickness to rise a historiographical question, namely to what extent the exercise of retrospective diagnosis of epidemic diseases may depend upon the variable, fashionable medical concerns of each time about this group of diseases.
If you were interested on this work, here you have its bibliographical reference: J. Arrizabalaga (2002), "Problematizing retrospective diagnosis in the history of disease", Asclepio, 54(1): 51-70, pp. 62-67 (specifically on the ESS). It is downloadable from http://asclepio.revistas.csic.es/index.php/asclepio/article/view/135/132
This article is a sort of companion of another more general one I published three years before, namely, J. Arrizabalaga (1999), "Medical causes of death in pre-industrial Europe: some historiographical considerations", Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, 54(2), 241-260. It is downloadable from http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/33163/1/Arrizabalaga%201999%20%28Medical%20causes%20of%20death%29.pdf
Hope that this stuff could be of any help to you. Best wishes,
Barcelona, Spain