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TWiV 214: This is your brain on polyomavirus
On episode #214 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Kathy discuss how coagulation factor X binding to adenovirus activates the innate immune system, and a novel polyomavirus associated with brain tumors in raccoons. You can find TWiV #214 at www.twiv.tv.
Source: virology blog - January 7, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology adenovirus chemokine coagulation factor cytokine factor X gene therapy innate immunity malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor polyomavirus sarcoma TLR4 viral Source Type: blogs

Yes? Or No? Or HOW? Catching a Predator at Birth (Maybe)
I almost called this post: “Create attention for your article; write a layman’s summary,” which was the subject line from the e-mail we are discussing locally in trying to decide if it is a predatory publisher or not. (Short version of what we did for those who don’t have time to read the whole story: Identity, Authority, Credibility, Language, Editing, Timing, Licensing, Accessibility, Openness, Sources, Resources. Basically, defining a chain of trust.) I’ve blogged here before about the idea of layman’s summaries, a.k.a. plain language abstracts. They have a great tagline. It’s a...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - October 29, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Anderson Tags: Behind the Scenes Technology accessibility National Medical Librarians Month plain language predatory journals science translation Source Type: blogs