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mimivirus

TWiV 63: Melting pot virus

by Vincent Racaniello on December 20, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Alan, and Rich talk about US government contract for freeze-dried smallpox vaccine, red squirrels in the UK threatened by poxvirus, and Marseillevirus, another DNA virus from amoebae built for comfort and speed.
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TWiV 32: Influenza in silico

by Vincent Racaniello on May 17, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Raul Rabadan

Vincent, Alan, and Raul Rabadan converse about polio survivors in iron lungs, bocavirus, structure of mimivirus, and genome sequence analysis of influenza H1N1 viruses.
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TWiV 23: Extreme virology

by Vincent Racaniello on March 7, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove
Vincent, Dick, and Alan review a new macaque model for HIV-1 infection, a possible role for Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis, accidental release of H5N1 by a vaccine company, resistance of frogs to virus infection, and extreme virology – the biggest and smallest viruses and viral genomes.
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