Last week, there was a post on these BIT forums in memory of...

Last week, there was a post on these BIT forums in memory of Peter Gage, one of the founders of Biotron. You may have wondered what a neuroscientist was doing researching viruses. After all, HIV and the like don't cross the brain barrier.

Here is the connection, seen by in this news article today on neuroscience. You would be forgiven if you thought you were reading from a coronavirus paper.

'Neurons communicate with each other via electrical impulses, which are produced by ion channels that control the flow of ions such as potassium and sodium.'

Measuring the conductivity of ion channels in viruses is also all about measuring potassium and sodium.

Scientists have found a key difference between human and animal brains