The Zika virus is transmitted primarily by mosquito (Aedesaegypti), but it can also be spread through blood transfusion and sexual contact.
Although most people infected with Zika virus do not develop symptoms, when symptoms do occur they may include fever, arthralgia (joint pain), maculopapular rash (red area with small bumps), and conjunctivitis (red, irritated eyes).
In addition, Zika virus infection can cause a serious neurological disease in adults, and infection during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects.
Russia Launches ‘World’s Biggest And Most Powerful’ Nuclear Icebreaker Ship (SIBIR).
Russia has floated out the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker ship.
Itis powered by two nuclear reactors and will be able to break ice fields up to three metres thick, clearing the path for Russian ships delivering gas to Asia.
Along with the Arktika, put into active service last year, and the Ural, the three ships will become the “world’s largest and most powerful nuclear-powered icebreakers.
Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Cryo-Electron Microscopy specializes in interpreting and visualizing unstained biological complexes such as viruses, small organelle, and macromolecular biological complexes of 200 kDa or larger preserved in vitreous (i.e. glassy or non-crystalline) ice.
