Virology
TWiV 269: Herpesvirus stops a nuclear attack
By Vincent Racaniello
On episode #269 of the science show This Week in Virology, the complete TWiV team reviews evidence for sensing of herpesviral DNA in the nucleus by the cell protein IFI16. You can find TWiV #269 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
The alphanumeric soup known as influenza
By Vincent Racaniello
Robert Herriman, co-founder of The Global Dispatch, recently started a radio show called Outbreak News This Week. Robert calls the show €œYour source for all the news about worms and germs€. He covers the latest news and information about infectious diseases and often includes interviews with expert guests. The show can ...
TWiV 268: Transmission is inevitable
By Vincent Racaniello
On episode #268 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, Kathy, and Ashlee discuss fomites in physicians offices, plant virus factories involved in aphid transmission, and clues from the bat genome about flight and immunity. You can find TWiV #268 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
Viral fiber art
By Vincent Racaniello
Viruses inspire many different types of art, but I was unaware of the number of people who make viruses out of fiber! On This Week in Virology #266 we heard from Emily who had knitted a dengue virus pillow (photograph at left). The next week on TWiV #267 we heard ...
Virologia en Español clase #8 €“ Transcripción de genomas de DNA
By Vincent Racaniello
En esta clase revisaremos como se sintetizan los pre-RNA mensajeros a partir de sus templados de DNA, y como los pre-mRNA se convierten a mRNAs maduros mediante splicing, poliadenilación, y su exportación del núcleo al citoplasma celular.
