TWiV #46 - Virus entry into cells
Aug 23, 2009•51 min
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Episode description
Vincent and Dick continue virology 101 with a discussion of virus entry into cells, then answer reader email on colony collapse disorder and viruses that confer a benefit to their host.
Links for this episode:- Illustrations of virus entry into cells
- Nice reference for biological items (thanks Jim!)
- Colony collapse disorder: PBS program, descriptive study, metagenomic study, genetic analysis (thanks Swiss compass!)
- Potato virus Y and Alzheimer's disease (thanks Jennifer!)
- A virus in a fungus in a plant (thanks Jennifer!)
Vincent PLoS PearlsDick West Nile virus website at CDC
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