TWiV 330: A swinging gate
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVers explain how a protein platform assists the hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase to begin the task of making viral genomes.
Links for this episode- NYAS Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program
- Concerns about editing the human germline (Science, Nature)
- Engineering the perfect baby (MIT Tech Rev)
- RNA recognition by HCV polymerase (Science)
- Kickstarting an RNA polymerase (Science)
- A protein platform for priming (virology blog)
- Apoenzyme and holoenzyme (Wikibooks)
- Ebolavirus will not become a respiratory pathogen (virology blog)
- Burkholderia pseudomallei (CDC)
- Letters read on TWiV 330
Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you!
Weekly Science PicksAlan - X-Flare 2.1 captured
Rich - Volvo ocean race drops research buoys (YouTube)
Kathy - Nature double-blind peer review
Dickson - Largest cave in the world
Vincent - New program for early-career scientists
Michael - Space Engine and Kerbal Space Program
Varun CN - Incognito by David Eagleman
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