TWiV 273: Lambda is not just a phage

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The TWiVome dissect the finding that interferon lambda alleles predict the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection. Links for this episode Interferon lambda and HCV outcome (Cell Host Micr) Laser capture microdissection (Wikipedia) HCV dependent fluorescent reporter (Nat Biotech) Bats and viruses (PLoS Path) White nose syndrome (PLoS Path) Mouse phenome database Letters read on TWiV 273 Weekly Science Picks Rich - Think like a scientist ( one , two ); Science controversies Dickson - Visualization challenge 2013 Vincent - Orphan Black K athy - Alberta worm invasion project Listener Pick of the Week Timothy - How do vaccines cause autism? Anne - Luke Jerram's glass viruses Jim - NLM Communications Engineering Branch Steve - Synapse by synapse J acob - Tiny technology creates a buzz Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]