TWiV 324: Viruses in the miR may appear more numerous
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Lee Feinman
Lee joins the TWiV team to discuss the value of post-doctoral training, and how a cellular microRNA assists in the replication of hepatitis C virus.
Links for this episode- Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
- Immunization of preterm infants (Dev Period Med)
- miR-122 alters HCV translation-replication balance (Cell Host Micr)
- Holding a miR to HCV (TWiV 180)
- Treating hepatitis C by blocking miR-122 (virology blog)
- Click chemistry (Wikipedia)
- Image credit
- Ebolavirus sitrep (WHO)
- Letters read on TWiV 324
Lee - Furthering America's Research and Upgoer five and six
Alan - Best snow shovel
Rich - Ripple tank
Kathy - Fractals
Dickson - World Press Photo Contest 2015
Vincent - What to do about antivax politicians and physicians
Patricia - Future of Bioscience Graduate & Postdoc training
Paul - This is my son Griffin, and he may have measles
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