Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dave Bloom, and Grant McFadden
Vincent and Rich spoke with Dave Bloom and Grant McFadden about their work on herpesviruses and poxviruses in this episode recorded before an audience at the University of Florida, Gainesville – home of the Gators.
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Links for this episode:
- Epigenetic modulation of herpes simplex virus gene expression (thanks, Matthew!)
- The Red Queen and Tierra virtual environment: article one, two, three (thanks, Jesper!)
- Hand-held HIV detector (thanks, Jim!)
- Anti-angiogenic cancer therapy combined with oncolytic virotherapy (thanks, Bill!)
- TWiV at UF Gainesville (jpg)
- Letters read on TWiV 84
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Man I wish I could have been part of that audience. Very fun discussion. I'm so fascinated by the whole concept behind oncolytic virotherapy. Ever since my mom got cancer (thankfully she no longer has it) I've been keenly reading up on the research surrounding it.
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