Listen "TWiV #68 - Ode to a plaque"
Episode Synopsis
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!)
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!)
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