TWiV 211: Viruses r us
Dec 16, 2012•1 hr 37 min
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Episode description
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV four discuss an mRNA-based influenza vaccine, and a phage tubulin that forms a filamentous array in the host cell that is needed for positioning viral DNA.
Links for this episode:- mRNA vaccine against influenza (Nat Biotech)
- Phage tubulin assembles dynamic filaments (Cell)
- Viral skeleton (The Scientist)
- Not unorganized bags of enzymes (TWiM 28)
- Bacterial cytoskeleton (FEMS Micro Rev)
- Triangulation number (jpg)
- Letters read on TWiV 211
Rich - Ocean Global Shark TrackerAlan - The Field Book ProjectKathy - How to manipulate an army of zombiesVincent - Science sculpture
Listener Pick of the WeekStephen - WEHI.TV
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