TWiV 435: Two virus particles walk into a cell
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVome discuss the blood virome of 8,420 humans, and thoroughly geek out on a paper about the number of parental viruses in a plaque.
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Links for this episode- ASM Grant Writing Course
- Screwworm letters
- Blood DNA virome of 8,240 humans (PLoS Path)
- Plaque co-infection frequencies (mBio)
- Ode to a plaque (TWiV 68)
- Counting viruses (Virus Watch)
- First animal virus plaque assay (J Exp Med)
- Letters read on TWiV 435
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