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 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Micro Empire (Vimeo) Rich - Census of marine life Vincent - Pinterest Listener Pick of the Week Mark - The Secret Life of Plankton (YouTube)