TWiV 330: A swinging gate

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVers explain how a protein platform assists the hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase to begin the task of making viral genomes. Links for this episode NYAS Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program Concerns about editing the human germline (Science, Nature) Engineering the perfect baby (MIT Tech Rev) RNA recognition by HCV polymerase (Science) Kickstarting an RNA polymerase (Science) A protein platform for priming (virology blog) Apoenzyme and holoenzyme (Wikibooks) Ebolavirus will not become a respiratory pathogen (virology blog) Burkholderia pseudomallei (CDC) Letters read on TWiV 330 Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you! Weekly Science Picks Alan - X-Flare 2.1 capturedRich - Volvo ocean race drops research buoys (YouTube)Kathy - Nature double-blind peer reviewDickson - Largest cave in the worldVincent - New program for early-career scientists Listener Pick of the Week Michael - Space Engine and Kerbal Space ProgramVarun CN - Incognito by David Eagleman Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv
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