TWiV #46 - Virus entry into cells

23/08/2009 50 min
TWiV #46 - Virus entry into cells

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Episode Synopsis

Vincent and Dick continue virology 101 with a discussion of virus entry into cells, then answer reader email on colony collapse disorder and viruses that confer a benefit to their host.
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Illustrations of virus entry into cells
Nice reference for biological items (thanks Jim!)
Colony collapse disorder: PBS program,  descriptive study, metagenomic study, genetic analysis (thanks Swiss compass!)
Potato virus Y and Alzheimer's disease (thanks Jennifer!)
A virus in a fungus in a plant (thanks Jennifer!)

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Vincent PLoS PearlsDick West Nile virus website at CDC