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TWiV 163: What Rous wrought

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

Vincent, Dickson, Rich, and Alan review the 100 year old finding by Peyton Rous of a transmissible sarcoma of chickens, a discovery that ushered in the era of tumor virology.

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Links for this episode:

• Transmissible sarcoma of the fowl (J Exp Med)
• Sarcoma of fowl transmissible by agent separable from tumor cells (J Exp Med)
• 100 years of Rous sarcoma virus (J Exp Med)
• Early history of tumor virology (PNAS)
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• Letters read on TWiV 163

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