GrrlScientist is an evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist, birder and freelance science and nature writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning a BS in Microbiology (emphasis in Virology) and PhD in Zoology (Ornithology) from the University of Washington. In NYC, she was the Chapman Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History for two years, pursuing part of her "dream" research project by reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist and her five parrots are currently relocating to Germany, where she will continue writing her blog while also writing a book and learning German. (Meanwhile, her parrots will continue to nibble on her extensive personal library.) If you appreciate GrrlScientist's writing, you can help pay her living expenses by hiring her to "blog" your conference, speak at your club or write articles for your publication (or by clicking on the Paypal button below). If you read an essay on this blog that you especially enjoyed, please nominate it for inclusion in 
tags: x-ray crystallography, foot and mouth disease, research, viral research, streaming video
Below the fold is an utterly fascinating video that documents the current state of the research in one lab that is developing a drug that stops foot and mouth disease virus from replicating in the host cells. Even better, this beautfully executed video was created by the lab members themselves! I can hardly wait for more scientists and labs to document their research in real-people accessible videos such as these [6:03]
This lab has its own blog, so go there!
Medicine & Health
Life Science
Comments
Very nicely made! Great cliffhanger ending!
Also I like the idea of co-opting the "crystal healing" phrase. Or maybe I don't, since the woo-woos will just coattail off it.
Posted by: Johnny Vector | September 24, 2008 2:32 PM
Wow - I am truly honoured to get a mention in this neck of the woods! Glad you liked the video - we had great fun making it.
I was at SciBlog08 and very much enjoyed your contributions to the discussions though we did not meet. Perhaps next time?
Posted by: Stephen Curry | September 24, 2008 6:15 PM
c00000000000000000000000l!
Posted by: themadlolscientist, FCD | September 24, 2008 7:05 PM