Wandering in the virosphere
The detailed knowledge we have of a small number of viruses conceals the fact that we know nothing or hardly anything about the vast majority of them. More genetic research is needed to map the origin and evolution of viruses Thorough exploration of the viral world has barely begun, says Bas Dutilh in the interview […]
ERC Consolidator Grants for Ruben van Boxtel and Bas Dutilh
The European Research Council has awarded the latest ERC Consolidator Grants; two of them will go to research related to Utrecht Bioinformatics Center. An ERC Consolidator Grant is worth two million euros and will enable a research group to do five years of research. How do bacteriophages and bacteria interact? Bas Dutilh explains what he […]
Defining Quality Virus Data(sets)
Nature Biotechnology publishes standards paper with guidelines and best practices for characterizing uncultivated viruses
New role of ocean viruses in life cycle of raw materials discovered
In a search for new viruses in the oceans, scientists led by Ohio State University have discovered new bacteriophage types that may play important roles in the global nutrient cycles. These roles have thus far primarily been attributed to bacteria. The viruses were among thousands of newly identified viruses. Utrecht University bioinformatician Bas Dutilh identified […]