TWiV #68 - Ode to a plaque

On episode #68 of the podcast This Week in Virology , Vincent, Alan, and Rich are enthralled by movies of vaccinia virus plaque formation, then consider how repulsion of superinfection virions leads to rapid virus spread, and a therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine. Host links Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , and Rich Condit Links for this episode: Rapid virus spread by repulsion of superinfection virions Movie of vaccinia virus plaque formation (.mov) Movie of GFP-vaccinia virus plaque formation (.mov) More amazing vaccinia virus movies Prostate cancer vaccine ( Reuters article, original research ) Weekly science picks: Rich Foundations of Virology - PowerPoint by Frederick A. Murphy ( bio/interview pdf ) Alan Spoonful of Medicine - Nature Medicine blog Vincent The Feynman Lectures (thanks Ilya!)