UC Berkeley scientists have identified a key culprit responsible for the fluid loss and resulting shock that are the hallmark of severe – and potentially fatal – dengue virus infections. A team of researchers led by molecular virologist Eva Harris, a UC Berkeley professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, presented new evidence that a guilty party is a protein secreted by cells infected with the mosquito-borne dengue virus. Called nonstructural protein 1 (NS1), it is the only one of the 10 viral proteins secreted by infected cells to circulate freely in the bloodstream. NS1 is produced by all serotypes of dengue virus. The researchers homed in on this viral protein after they noticed that the pathogenic effects of dengue virus infection were blocked in mice that had generated antibodies to NS1. For the full story, visit: http://news.berkeley.edu/2015/09/09/viral-protein-causes-dengue-shock Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally ...

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Applied Science & Technology 210 / Electrical Engineering 213: Soft X-Rays and Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation Lecture 24: Coherence. Zone plate introduction http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/AST/sxreuv/ Professor David T. Attwood, Electrical Engineering Professor in Residence, Professor Attwood's research interests include short wavelength electromagnetics, soft x-ray microscopy, coherence, and EUV lithography. [courses] [ee213] [fall2005]