Solstice competition

OK, regulars: if New Scientist can have a regular summer solstice (yes, for us in the southern hemisphere it IS the summer solstice) competition, so can Viroblogy.

And it is this: name the generic affiliations of the four viruses in our header – and win a prize.

Now while the prize may be along the lines of:

first prize: a week in wintry Glasgow
second prize TWO weeks in wintry Glasgow!

there will still be a prize. Entries in by 25th December so the Viroblogical offspring can choose a winner.

And a happy solstice / Yule / Saturnalia to you all.

ed-xmas-2008

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5 Responses to “Solstice competition”

Ed Rybicki Says:
29 December, 2008 at 19:15 | Reply
OK, OK, so it’ll be extended…only until 1st January 2009, mind, and then only because…well, no-one has actually ENTERED….
Clayton Says:
6 January, 2009 at 08:08 | Reply
Dr. Rybicki,

I haven’t checked the blog in a while, but figured I’d throw out my guesses for fun (even if it is after the extended deadline!):

1.) Maize Streak Virus
2.) Rift Valley Fever Virus
3.) Tobacco Mosaic Virus
4.) T4 Bacteriophage

-Clayton
Clayton Says:
6 January, 2009 at 08:13 | Reply
BTW my backup guess for #2 is Herpes Simplex Virus . . . OK I’m done
Dorian Says:
28 January, 2009 at 23:56 | Reply
OK, I’ll give it a shot. Looks like geminivirus, bunyavirus (I’m guessing that one), some kind of filovirus, and myovirus.
It being that time of the year…. « ViroBlogy Says:
2 January, 2011 at 16:11 | Reply
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