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TWiV 66: Reverse transcription
On episode #66 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent and Dickson continue virology 101 with a discussion of information flow from RNA to DNA, a process known as reverse transcription, which occurs in cells infected with retroviruses, hepatitis B virus, cauliflower mosaic virus, foamy viruses, and even in uninfected cells.
Host links Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
- Discovery of RNA tumor viruses
- Reverse transcriptase found by Temin and Baltimore (pdfs)
- Figures for this episode
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