TWiV 211: Viruses r us

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Rich Condit , Alan Dove , and Kathy Spindler The TWiV four discuss an mRNA-based influenza vaccine, and a phage tubulin that forms a filamentous array in the host cell that is needed for positioning viral DNA. Links for this episode: mRNA vaccine against influenza (Nat Biotech) Phage tubulin assembles dynamic filaments (Cell) Viral skeleton (The Scientist) Not unorganized bags of enzymes (TWiM 28) Bacterial cytoskeleton (FEMS Micro Rev) Triangulation number (jpg) Letters read on TWiV 211 Weekly Science Picks Rich - Ocean Global Shark Tracker Alan - The Field Book Project Kathy - How to manipulate an army of zombies Vincent - Science sculpture Listener Pick of the Week Stephen - WEHI.TV Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]