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viruses and cancer - 2013

20 february 2013 publication

this issue of microbiology today is a ‘virology special’; this is in part to recognise the contribution of this year’s sgm prize medal winner, harald zur hausen, and his ground-breaking contributions to understanding the link between viruses and cancer.

  • mt feb 2013 editorial

    editorial
    18 february 2013

  • mt feb 2013 charles darwin house

    from the president
    18 february 2013

    2013 is a year that will bring great change to the society. for the last 2 years, council and senior marlborough house staff have been working hard to meet the challenges that the society will face.

  • mt feb 2013 news 3

    news
    18 february 2013

    journals news, new council members, spring conference prize lectures, awards, sgm conferences - your chance to get involved!

  • mt feb 2013 cancerous cells from the bladder of a water buffalo

    microshorts
    18 february 2013

  • mt feb 2013 5 hindle virus

    introducing viruses and cancer
    18 february 2013

    almost 1 in 5 cancers are caused by infectious agents, the majority of which are viruses. in this article, the authors present an overview of cancer and tumour virology to complement the accompanying articles in this issue.

  • mt feb 2013 6 newton 121380309

    cancers attributable to infection - the global burden
    18 february 2013

    collectively, infections are the most important established cause of cancer after tobacco. what are the prospects for prevention of infection-associated cancers, and what challenges does the research community face?

  • mt feb 2013 parish roberts m0500331

    human papillomaviruses
    18 february 2013

    warts on the skin caused by human papillomavirus (hpv) may be relatively harmless, but a few of the nearly 120 strains of hpv identified to date have far more serious consequences. what mechanism do they use to induce cancer and what can be done about it?

  • mt feb 2013 mckeating c0142313

    viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma
    18 february 2013

    what strategies can we use to tackle virus-induced liver cancer, a serious and increasing public health problem?

  • mt feb 2013 turner taylor c0129694

    epstein–barr virus: opportunities for prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines
    18 february 2013

    epstein–barr virus is now known to be associated with several forms of cancer, in addition to its potential to cause glandular fever. are vaccines the answer to conquer this ubiquitous virus?

  • mt feb 2013 bacteriophage

    schoolzone: bacteriophage practical
    18 february 2013

    a school-friendly assay using t4 bacteriophage and its host, escherichia coli.

  • mt feb 2013 good bugs 1

    schoolzone: good bugs, bad bugs
    18 february 2013

    a series about microbiology for the uk's only children’s radio station.

  • sense of science

    schoolzone: standing up for science
    18 february 2013

    young scientists often forget how uniquely qualified they are to comment and offer their opinions on poorly performed research and suspicious scientific claims. the standing up for science workshop for early career researchers, held on november 16th at the university of glasgow, sought to remedy that situation.

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    professional development for early-career researchers: how to organise a conference
    18 february 2013

    this article is aimed at early-career researchers who are thinking about organising a scientific conference. some general tips and information are given, including the top tips of the sgm head of scientific conferences, susan wong. two early-career researchers who have ‘been there, done that’ describe their experiences.

  • mt feb 2013 15 interview zur hausen

    interview
    18 february 2013

    nobel prize winner and distinguished virologist professor harald zur hausen has been awarded the 2013 sgm prize medal. in this interview with professor david blackbourn, he reflects on his career and offers his opinions on some issues currently facing virologists.

  • mt feb 2013 comment

    comment - new frontiers in scientific publishing
    18 february 2013

    leighton chipperfield, head of publishing at sgm, talks about the ways in which scientific research is being published and accessed.