TWiV 211: Viruses r us
An episode of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 211: Viruses r us" was published on December 16, 2012 and runs 97 minutes.
December 16, 2012 ·97m · This Week in Virology
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
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