Virus
About 80 per cent of young adults are infected with herpes simplex virus type 1, abbreviated as HSV-1. A cold sore is one of the major symptoms of the infection. However, in some cases the virus can result in inflammation of the brain, known as encephalitis, a serious threat for a human life, as 70 per cent of those who do not treat encephalitis die.
A research team at the National Cheng Kung University and the National Chiayi University, the Republic of China, focused at analyzing human cell lines and HSV-1-infected mice. The researchers have offered a new insight into the cellular proteins exploited by the virus to replicate itself, thus being a cause of death from encephalitis.
The study revealed that expression of a cellular protein - Egr1 - increases after a nerve cell line of a human gets infected with HSV-1. Egr1 increases the virus' replication. The researchers also registered an increased Egr1 expression in the brain of HSV-1infected mice.
- Technology (03 Mar, 2007)
Storm virus attacks blogs 
Storm virus is back again to infect blogs, webmails and bulletin boards. British and Korean computer security scientists claim it's a new variant of malware that is extremely difficult to detect. ...
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ashu- Offbeat (22 May, 2007)
Need a computer virus?- download now -
Computer expert put an advertisement on the Internet offering a free computer virus for everyone willing to have one.
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- Science (13 Aug, 2008)
HIV Woman with No Symptoms May Hold a Secret to the Virus Cure 
A woman who was infected with AIDS virus by her husband but has never shown any symptoms may help scientists find a clue to AIDS vaccine, US researchers said. ...
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- Technology (13 Feb, 2009)
Computer Viruses and Worms Throughout History 
In 1945 Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper found a moth that was stuck between relays in Navy computer. She called the trapped moth a bug which is a term that has been used since 19th century, referring to problems related to electrical devices. ...
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- Technology (18 Feb, 2009)
The Most Dangerous Computer Viruses in History 
Computer viruses have a relatively short history by the damages caused by some of the most dangerous viruses pushed cyber-experts to open a chapter that includes a huge database on computer viruses and the cost of damages caused by malware. ...
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- Health & Fitness (12 Aug, 2009)
Latest Invention: Liquid Condom Blocks HIV, Herpes, Papilloma Viruses 
Researchers managed to come up with the latest invention in medicine called vaginal liquid condom that has the ability to block semen and anything that is contained in it, including viruses such as the human immunodeficiency virus. ...
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- Technology (04 Sep, 2009)
Top 5 Most Popular Computer Viruses and Worms 
And by popular we mean those that affected millions of PCs around the globe, leading to huge socio-economic damages. There have been a lot of computer viruses and worms created, but in this article you will find some of the most dangerous. ...
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- Technology (07 Sep, 2009)
List of Computer Viruses Developed in 1980s 
In this article you will find a list of computer viruses that are believed to be the earliest, noticed for the first time in 1980s. ...
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- Technology (08 Sep, 2009)
List of Computer Viruses Developed in 1990s 
The 1990s marked a great evolution of computer viruses, especially those that were created to infect Windows OS files. Below you will find a computer virus list that includes viruses created during the 1990s. ...
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- Technology (10 Sep, 2009)
List of Computer Viruses from 2000 Onward 
In the 21st century the number of computer viruses considerably increased. Our computer virus list features descriptions of a large number of dangerous computer viruses, worms and Trojans that appeared starting with 2000 and till this day. ...
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- Technology (17 Sep, 2009)
Top 7 Most Dangerous Computer Viruses of the 20th Century -
The 20th century was a period when computer viruses saw light and managed to cause serious damages to unprepared users and their machines. Millions of users downloaded computer viruses without even knowing about it. ...
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- Technology (21 Sep, 2009)
The History and Description of Trojan Horse Virus 
First of all it would be useful to state that a Trojan horse virus represents an infectious program able to cause serious damage to a computer. The Trojan horse can infect a user's machine without being noticed. ...
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- Technology (22 Sep, 2009)
General Things to Know About Trojan Horse Viruses -
A Trojan horse virus represents a malware that infects a system to help its author illegally gain access to a computer for various reasons, including stealing personal information. ...
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- Technology (24 Sep, 2009)
Types of Trojan Horse Viruses -
In previous articles we described the Trojan horse virus and briefly presented the history of the malware. In this article you will learn about the types of Trojans. ...
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- Technology (28 Sep, 2009)
Researchers Study Ants to Develop New Gen Computer Anti-virus Software 
Researchers have analyzed the behavior of ants in order to come up with a new gen of anti-virus software for computers. ...
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