Threat of Avian Influenza Pandemic Grows (December 11, 2005)
An editorial in the recent issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings paints a picture of a world population very susceptible to an avian flu pandemic, but also offers suggestions to physicians that could help answer questions presented by patients who may be feeling anxious about the "bird flu."

Protein Guides HIV Integration into Human Genome (December 11, 2005)
A Mayo Clinic research collaboration has discovered that a human protein - LEDGF - plays a guiding role in where HIV inserts itself in the human genome. The findings appear in the current edition of Nature Medicine (Opens in a new window). Collaborating scientists are from the University of Pennsylvania and the Salk Institute.