The name myxovirus was originally applied to influenza viruses. It meant virus with an affinity for mucins. Now there are 2 major groups-the orthomyxoviruses and the paramyxoviruses. All orthomyxoviruses are influenza viruses, isolated strains are named after the virus kind (A, B, C), the host and location of initial isolation, the year of isolation and the antigenic designation of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase. Influenza is an acute respiratory tract infection that generally occurs in epidemics. Three immunologic kinds of influenza virus are known: A, B, and C. Antigenic modifications continually take location within the A group of influenza viruses and to a lesser degree in the B group, whereas influenza C appears to be antigen stable. The RNA genome consists of 8 distinct pieces with an aggregate molecular weight of … Read entire article »

Ig Nobel Prize was organized by Annals of Improbable Investigation, an American scientific humor magazine. This is a type of a parody to the well-known Nobel Prize that was developed to award the most unusual, ridiculous and useless researches. Here are some of the recent Ig Nobel winners and the subjects of their research. 1.Stephan Bolliger, Steffen Ross, Lars Oesterhelweg, Michael Thali and Beat Kneubuehl of the University of Bern, Switzerland, had been awarded in 2009 for proving experimentally that it is better to be smashed over the head with a full bottle of beer than with an empty bottle. 2.Donald L. Unger, of Thousand Oaks, California, USA, won the prize in medicine. Dr Unger has been cracking the knuckles of his left hand, but in no way those of his right … Read entire article »

Astrophysical  SchoolAstrophysical  school or symbolic school, attempting to connect it (the school) with the achievements of modern psychology. Birth cards to the most sensitive aspects of the points that are “based on the automatic repetition ‘: a man unwittingly placed himself in situations comparable to those experienced in childhood. This occurs, for example, the child who is jealous of his younger brother or sister: becomes an adult, he will choose states in which competition with other people to defend what adore, or he will be beloved creatures left behind.The school uses the theory of Freud and Jung, the term “ego” (“I”), “id” (“it”) and “super-ego” (“over-I”), “intravertums ‘” and “ekstravertums’” , ‘person’ and other people. Some followers of this school gone further than any other planet and each and every … Read entire article »