233: Antivirals made by bacteria

from This Week in Microbiology · host Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson

The TWiM team reviews the movie Jezebel, played against the background of the yellow fever epidemic of 1853 in New Orleans, and prokaryotic viperins, ancestors of the eukaryotic enzymes that synthesize antiviral molecules. Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, RSS, or by email. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode Jezebel (Wikipedia) Prokaryotic viperins (Nature) A cell protein that synthesizes antivirals (virology blog) Dr. Aude Bernheim's training and gender equity contributions TWiM Listener survey Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to [email protected]

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