Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Alan Dove. On episode #79 of the podcast "This Week in Virology", Vincent and Alan converse about making published science accessible to everyone, global eradication of poliomyelitis, and whether a plant virus can cause disease in humans. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics Inc. Use ...

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All mammalian genomes contain genes encoding Apobec proteins. Several members of this protein family (the name stands for apolipoprotein B mRNA editing complex) are induced by interferon and are intrinsic antiretroviral proteins. Apobec proteins inhibit the replication of XMRV, a new human retrovirus associated with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue ...

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I joined Marc Pelletier on episode 58 of Futures in Biotech for a conversation with Dickson Despommier. We talked about some of Dickson's passions - eukaryotic parasites and vertical farming. The idea for placing hydroponic farms in skyscrapers, about to be realized, was conceived by one of Professor Despommier's classes ...