TWiV 288: ebircsnart esreveR

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The Twivsters discuss how reverse transcriptase encoded in the human genome might produce DNA copies of RNA viruses in infected cells. Links for this episode Should variola virus be destroyed? (poll at virology blog) DNA complementary to non-retroviral RNA viruses (Sci Rep) Integration of arenavirus DNA into cell genome (virology blog) Infectious respiratory syncytial DNA (PNAS) Tysabri and PML JC and PML (J Imm Res) Igor Koralnik laboratory Jean-Luc Doumont (Kathy's pick, TWiV 268) Bullet points kill (TED) Letters read on TWiV 288 Weekly Science Picks Rich - LuvalampsAlan - ExperimentVincent - American Society for Virology on FacebookKathy - LEGO female scientistsDickson - The Oldest Living Things in the World by Rachel Sussman Listener Pick of the Week Basel - A Treatise on the small-pox and measles by Abu-Bakr Al-Razi Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv
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