TWiV 180: Throwing IFIT at flu and holding a miR to HCV
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Alan, and Rich review association of an interferon-induced protein with severe influenza, and stabilization of HCV RNA by a microRNA.
Links for this episode:- IFITM3 and severe influenza (Nature)
- Genetics of flu susceptibiligy (EurekAlert!)
- Stabilization of HCV RNA by Ago2-miR-122 (PNAS)
- Clinical trial of anti-mIR-122
- TWiV on Facebook
- Letters read on TWiV 180
Alan - Micro Empire (Vimeo)
Rich - Census of marine life
Vincent - Pinterest
Mark - The Secret Life of Plankton (YouTube)