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SUMMARY:The science of viruses and making science viral - Stephen Curry\, 
 Imperial
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CONTACT:Andrew N Holding
DESCRIPTION:Viruses are pathogens — germs — that afflict all forms of 
 life. All they are looking to do is to reproduce but in doing so can cause
  diseases that vary enormously in severity. How do they work and what can 
 be done to stop them? My research focuses on one small class of viruses th
 at includes foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV)\, a pathogen that is well 
 known in Britain thanks to the devastating outbreak in 2001. My talk will 
 describe the approach that we take to understanding how FMDV works and how
  that might help us to tackle it in the future.  \n\nBut I am also interes
 ted in how scientific knowledge disseminates out from laboratories to 'inf
 ect' the wider population\, hopefully in most cases with curiosity about w
 hat scientists are up to. However\, sometimes legitimate concerns are rais
 ed and I would like to explore how these might best be addressed.\n\nSteph
 en Curry\, a native of Northern Ireland\, is a professor of structural bio
 logy at Imperial College London. That means he is interested in what biolo
 gical molecules\, such as proteins\, look like and how they work. An activ
 e blogger\, he has been writing about science (and making videos) at occam
 stypewriter.org/scurry for several years. He also takes a keen interest in
  scientific activism\, most notably in supporting the Campaign for Libel R
 eform and as vice-chair of Science is Vital. 
LOCATION:The Maypole
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