TWiV 526: In the beginning there was pol
Dec 23, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 526
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Episode description
The TWiV hosts discuss the distribution of prions in the eyes of patients with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, and the origins and evolution of RNA viruses.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler
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- ASV 2019 Satellite Symposia
- Crowdfunding for EV-D68 research
- Aaron Klug, 1926-2018 (Nature)
- Prions in sCJD eyes (mBio)
- Evolution of RNA viruses (mBio)
- Walter Gilbert's The RNA World (Nature)
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiV 526
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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