Publications by authors named "P L PELLETT"
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- Viruses pose significant health challenges, leading to issues like respiratory infections, cancer, and neurological impairments, but virology research has developed vaccines and antivirals to mitigate these problems.
- The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened public scrutiny of virology, especially regarding the safe conduct of research with human pathogens, leading to confusion and misinterpretation about the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
- This article aims to clarify misconceptions by explaining gain-of-function research, the origins of SARS-CoV-2, and the regulatory frameworks in place, fostering informed discussions and emphasizing the need for balanced, evidence-based dialogue in virology.
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- Viruses have historically caused serious health issues, including respiratory infections and cancer, leading to significant virology research that resulted in vaccines and antiviral treatments.
- The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the necessity for careful research on human pathogens, creating both concerns and confusion about the safety of virology work and the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
- The article aims to clarify misunderstandings by explaining gain-of-function research, exploring the origins of SARS-CoV-2, and discussing regulatory oversight, while advocating for rational and evidence-based discussions to guide policy decisions in virology.
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- Viruses pose significant health challenges, leading to various issues such as respiratory infections and cancer, prompting virology research to develop vaccines and antiviral treatments over the past 60+ years.
- The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified focus on virology, bringing up safety concerns about research involving human pathogens and creating public confusion between safe research practices and the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
- The article aims to clarify these issues by discussing gain-of-function research, the origins of SARS-CoV-2, and current regulatory frameworks, advocating for informed, balanced conversations to support necessary virology research.
Members of the family have enveloped, spherical virions with characteristic complex structures consisting of symmetrical and non-symmetrical components. The linear, double-stranded DNA genomes of 125-241 kbp contain 70-170 genes, of which 43 have been inherited from an ancestral herpesvirus. In general, herpesviruses have coevolved with and are highly adapted to their hosts, which comprise many mammalian, avian and reptilian species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHow local interactions of actin regulators yield large-scale organization of cell shape and movement is not well understood. Here we investigate how the WAVE complex organizes sheet-like lamellipodia. Using super-resolution microscopy, we find that the WAVE complex forms actin-independent 230-nm-wide rings that localize to regions of saddle membrane curvature.
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