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TWiV 49: Viral genomes

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier

Vincent and Dick continue Virology 101 with a discussion of the seven different types of viral genomes, and how to use the pathway to mRNA to understand viral replication.

Links for this episode:

• Dick talks about hookworm on Radio Lab
• Dick's video page at BigThink
• The seven types of viral genome
• Animation of HIV replication (thanks axiomatically atypical!)
• Changes in transcript abundance relating to colony collapse disorder in honey bee (thanks Judi!)

Weekly Science Picks

Dick Discovery Channel: Planet Green
Vincent Influenza videos at BigThink: one, two, three, four, five, six

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