TWiV 419: The selfless gene
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVrific gang reveal how integration of a virophage into the nuclear genome of a marine protozoan enhances host survival after infection with a giant virus.
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Links for this episode- Microcephaly associated with Zika virus infection in Colombia (MMWR)
- Virophage genome integration and activation by superinfection (Nature)
- Don Nelson interview (pdf)
- Page view and h index for paper rank (PLoS One)
- Credit for image of C. roenbergensis
- Letters read on TWiV 419
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