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TWiV 528: Our annual recapsidation

2 Comments / This Week in Virology / By Vincent Racaniello

In the first episode for 2019, the TWiV team reviews the amazing virology stories of the past year. ï»¿<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>ï»¿</span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>ï»¿</span>&lt;span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”&gt;ï»¿&lt;/span&gt;&amp;lt;span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: …

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Good viruses visiting bad neighborhoods

Basic virology, Information / By Vincent Racaniello

What would happen to an RNA virus if its genome were placed in a bad neighborhood? The answer is that fitness plummets. RNA virus populations are not composed of a single defined nucleic acid sequence, but are dynamic distributions of many nonidentical but related members. In the past I have referred to these populations as quasispecies but …

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Futures in Biotech 56: RNA viruses and more

2 Comments / Basic virology, Information / By Vincent Racaniello

I joined Marc Pelletier on episode 56 of Futures in Biotech for a conversation with Stanford University School of Medicine Professor Karla Kirkegaard. We talked about RNA viruses – where they came from, where they are going, and Dr. Kirkegaard’s unique approach to discovering antiviral drugs. Don’t miss this episode: Dr. Kirkegaard is a brilliant and …

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