The inevitable union: XMRV and Vpu!
Category: XMRV
Intrinsic immunity: Our first line of defense against 'new' retroviruses
Posted by ERV at 6:00 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
erv
If we're made in Gods image, God's made of gag, pol, and env.
Search
Profile
I'm a graduate student studying the molecular and biochemical evolution of HIV within patients and within populations. I also study epigenetic control of ERVs.
Recent Posts
- The Great Banff Adventure!
- HIV Denier FAIL
- Varmus head of National Cancer Institute!
- Backwards day: Using ERVs to treat cancer
- Banff!
- Two Big Fat Frauds
- Anti-HIV properties of... bananas?
- THIS... IS... SCIBLOGS!
- Norovirus and histo-blood group antigens
- Lunch with a crazy old lady
Recent Comments
- MikeMa on The Great Banff Adventure!
- ERV on Banff!
- Optimus Primate on The Great Banff Adventure!
- Sili on The Great Banff Adventure!
- Pocket Nerd on 'Discussing science' with HIV-1 Deniers
- Rorschach on HIV Denier FAIL
- rfguy on Banff!
- Optimus Primate on The Great Banff Adventure!
- Tea Party Turd Thrower on HIV Denier FAIL
- ERV on HIV Denier FAIL
Archives
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
Other Information
Immunology:
From poison to potential panacea
Category: Immunology
Potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis from pathogenic yeast!
Posted by ERV at 2:30 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Turning 'crazy' into learnin-- XMRV from contaminated vaccines?
Category: Immunology
*shrug* I cant think of a way it could have done it.
Posted by ERV at 9:00 PM • 30 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
My savior: Ketotifen Fumarate
Category: Immunology
I never had allergies until I moved to Oklahoma. Evidently, when the wind comes sweeping down the plain at +45 mph, its carrying billions and billions of grains of cedar pollen. So even though I grew up in a damn...
Posted by ERV at 1:45 PM • 29 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Numbers arent enough
Category: Immunology
Okay, so there are like 20,000 polar bears left. 4,000 tigers. 1,600 Pandas. Meh, who cares, right? I mean, there are still some. 1,600 plus the ones in zoos. 'Endangered' animals are fine! Yeah... No. Minor problem with decreasing population...
Posted by ERV at 9:00 AM • 33 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Molecular Mimicry and Disease
Category: Immunology
Everyone knows that bacteria/viruses/pathogens make you sick. Everyone knows your immune system fights back against these guys so you get better. But did you know that pathogens can (accidentally) make your immune system mutiny? Turn your own immune system against...
Posted by ERV at 9:15 AM • 38 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Immunology Woo: MHC Mates, Part 2
Category: Immunology
After last Fridays post on a curiously orchestrated media event for a crappy paper (DUNT TAKE TEH PILL OR U CHOSE BAD BOIFREND!), I decided to bully some of my immuno professors for more information. I mean Ive got MHC...
Posted by ERV at 8:27 AM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Immunology Woo: MHC Mates
Category: Immunology
If youve read 'health' news on the internet this week, youve seen this story: Pill may lead women to the wrong guy The Pill makes women pick bad mates MSNBC Pill Users Choose 'Wrong' Sex Partners WebMD Sniffing for Mr....
Posted by ERV at 10:20 AM • 27 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
