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Science Corner: A Planet of Viruses Book Review & Virus Appreciation

January 26, 2022 by Julie Reynolds No Comments

Julie Reynolds returns with a review of Carl Zimmer’s A Planet of Viruses and a reminder that viruses as a whole are fascinating and functionally important.

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Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Science and Faith Tagged With: A Planet of Viruses, Carl Zimmer, coronavirus, science, science book club, science corner, virus

Science Corner: Recognizing the Discovery of Hepatitis C

October 7, 2020 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Having spent a little time looking at the Ig Nobel prizes, let’s give some attention to this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded equally to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus.”

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Science Corner: Viral Frenemies

April 22, 2015 by Andy Walsh 8 Comments

It’s hard not to think of viruses as our enemies in some fashion. Whether it’s fictional pathogens like the one in Contagion or real ones like ebola, most of us only encounter or think about viruses when they are making us sick. And viruses do make lots of people sick, sometimes fatally, so that impression is […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science and Faith Tagged With: developmental biology, genome, microbiome, science, science corner, virus

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