virology
noun
vi·rol·o·gy
vī-ˈrä-lə-jē 
: a branch of science that deals with viruses and viral diseases
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By Jeffrey Kluger Updated: May 2, 2024 10:36 AM EDT | Originally published: May 2, 2024 8:07 AM EDT
Dr. Peter Hotez is a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development.
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Peter Hotez, TIME, 2 May 2024
Peter Hotez, a renowned researcher and professor of pediatrics, molecular virology and microbiology at the Baylor College of Medicine, has long contended that 200,000 unvaccinated Americans needlessly died during the Covid-19 Delta and BA.1 Omicron waves in 2021 and 2022.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
There are other potential sources, Sutter says, such as universities that teach virology.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 7 Sep. 2024
Both Republicans and Democrats on the panel took EcoHealth to task for everything from the late filing of a progress report for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to the safety conditions of its collaborators’ virology work in China.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 2 May 2024
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Peter Hotez, TIME, 2 May 2024
Peter Hotez, a renowned researcher and professor of pediatrics, molecular virology and microbiology at the Baylor College of Medicine, has long contended that 200,000 unvaccinated Americans needlessly died during the Covid-19 Delta and BA.1 Omicron waves in 2021 and 2022.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
There are other potential sources, Sutter says, such as universities that teach virology.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 7 Sep. 2024
Both Republicans and Democrats on the panel took EcoHealth to task for everything from the late filing of a progress report for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to the safety conditions of its collaborators’ virology work in China.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 2 May 2024
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“Virology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virology. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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virology
noun
vi·rol·o·gy
vī-ˈräl-ə-jē
: a branch of science concerned with viruses and diseases caused by viruses
Medical Definition
virology
noun
vi·rol·o·gy
vī-ˈräl-ə-jē
plural virologies
: a branch of science that deals with viruses
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