TWiM #133: Right under our noses

Insight into the biology of rhinovirus C from cryo-electron microscopy, and a novel antibiotic from a commensal bacterium that grows in the human nose, from the doctors of TWiM.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, and Michael Schmidt.

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Links for this episode

• Cryo-EM of viruses and vaccine design (PNAS)
• Atomic structure of rhinovirus C (PNAS)
• Opening windows into the cell (STC)
• Human commensals produce novel antibiotic (Nature)
• The nose knows (Nature)
• Letters read on TWiM 133

Image in audio player: Molecular surface of a Human rhinovirus, showing protein spikes. By: Wiki user: Robin S

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