Virology
Virology lecture #8: Translation
By Vincent Racaniello
Download: .wmv (298 MB) | .mp4 (65 MB) My apologies for the poor audio in this lecture: I neglected to turn on my lapel mic and the entire session was recorded on the microphone in my laptop - which was across the room. Visit the virology W3310 home page for ...
Architecture of a bullet-shaped virus
By Vincent Racaniello
Since electron micrographs first revealed the bullet-shaped morphology of vesicular stomatitis virus (a virus related to rabies virus), understanding the architecture has been elusive. It was known that the RNA genome is wrapped in a helical structure by the viral nucleocapsid (N) protein, but how this structure was encased by ...
TWiV #70: Hacking aphid behavior
By Vincent Racaniello
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove On episode #70 of the podcast 'This Week in Virology', Vincent, Dickson, and Alan consider a broad spectrum antiviral against enveloped viruses, how a plant virus induces chemical signals in the host to maximize its spread, a new way to preserve viral ...
An antiviral for enveloped viruses
By Vincent Racaniello
Broad spectrum antibiotics are available that act against a wide range of bacteria, including both gram-positive and gram-negative species. In contrast, our antiviral arsenal is exceedingly specific. Nearly all the known antivirals block infection with one or two different viruses. The discovery of a compound that blocks infection with many ...
Virology lecture #7: Reverse transcription and integration
By Vincent Racaniello
Download: .wmv (354 MB) | .mp4 (92 MB) Visit the virology W3310 home page for a complete list of course resources.