TWiV 324: Viruses in the miR may appear more numerous
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Lee Feinman
Lee joins the TWiV team to discuss the value of post-doctoral training, and how a cellular microRNA assists in the replication of hepatitis C virus.
Links for this episode
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
Immunization of preterm infants (Dev Period Med)
miR-122 alters HCV translation-replication balance (Cell Host Micr)
Holding a miR to HCV (TWiV 180)
Treating hepatitis C by blocking miR-122 (virology blog)
Click chemistry (Wikipedia)
Image credit
Ebolavirus sitrep (WHO)
Letters read on TWiV 324
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