Lectures

Lecture is located on Angel.

Readings & Homeworks
1) Click here for the reading assignment on retroviruses: "Past pandemics are in our genes" by Carl Zimmer from Slate.com

Videos

Flu Infection - NPR Science Video

HIV Retrovirus life cycle

Viral Geometry 

Supplemental Links & Resources

1) Background on viruses: Video and article from PBS: Interview of Carl Zimmer (Virus Expert)
2) Incredible animation of HIV Infection produced by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
3) Incredible animation of Viral shape produced by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
4) Want to learn more about the rhinovirus (common cold) that we talked about in class, check out this article called "Catching the Common Cold" by Fred Adler
5) Here is a terrific website by the National Archives about the 1918 influenza epidemic.

Koala Resources: For the retrovirus article on Koala's

1) The grassland mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys burtoni) of Australia has a retrovirus that is similar to the retrovirus found in Koala's. It is hypothesized that the retrovirus in the grassland mosaic-tailed rat infected the Koala.
2) Information on Koala retrovirus, the material seems to be solid, but note that the site is edited by students and not experts