Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, and Hamish Young

Vincent, Alan, Rich, Dickson, and Hamish review the three-dimensional structure of adenovirus, and the role of adenovirus type 36 in obesity.

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Links for this episode:

• Three-dimensional structure of adenovirus solved by x-ray crystallography and Cryo-EM
• Movies of adenovirus
• Commentary on adenovirus structure
• Adenovirus picture book
• Adenovirus type 36 and obesity in children and adolescents
• Press release on adenovirus 36 and obesity
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