TWiV #49 - Viral genomes
An episode of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV #49 - Viral genomes" was published on September 13, 2009 and runs 62 minutes.
September 13, 2009 ·62m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
Vincent and Dick continue Virology 101 with a discussion of the seven different types of viral genomes, and how to use the pathway to mRNA to understand viral replication.
Links for this episode:
- Dick talks about hookworm on Radio Lab
- Dick's video page at BigThink
- The seven types of viral genome
- Animation of HIV replication (thanks axiomatically atypical!)
- Changes in transcript abundance relating to colony collapse disorder in honey bee (thanks Judi!)
Weekly Science Picks
Dick Discovery Channel: Planet Green
Vincent Influenza videos at BigThink: one, two, three, four, five, six
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