Editor’s Selections: Programmed cell death in unicellular parasites, a novel gene transfer agent from Baronella, and full-contact herpes gladiatorum
February 10th, 2012 Editor's Selections 33 Comments
Vincent Racaniello selects several notable posts each week from molecular and cellular biology and virology. He unravels viruses at virology blog.
<img title=”Vincent Racaniello” src=”http://researchblogging.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/smallvincent.jpg” alt=”Vincent Racaniello” width=”47″ height=”47″ />Vincent Racaniello selects several notable posts each week from molecular and cellular biology and virology. He writes about viruses at <a href=”http://www.virology.ws” target=”_blank”>virology blog</a>.
- Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, is a justified procedure in multicellular organisms. But in unicellular forms of life it is an evolutionary dilemma.
- Bartonella are vector borne, facultative intracellular bacteria that infect erythrocytes and endothelial cells in various mammalian species. A new gene transfer agent that preferentially packages host adaptability genes has been discovered in this species.
- Skin infections are the most common injury associated with all sports. Herpes gladiatorum is an infection of an athlete with herpes simplex virus type 1, commonly transmitted by micro-abrasions and skin breaks stemming from turf burns and body contact.
I’ll be back next Friday with more selections.
