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Episode Synopsis
On episode #77 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Rich revisit circovirus contamination of Rotarix, then discuss poxvirus-like replication of mimivirus in the cell cytoplasm, and whether seasonal influenza immunization increases the risk of infection with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic virus.
Host links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
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Contamination of Rotarix vaccine with porcine circovirus 1 DNA
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Mimivirus replicates in the cell cytoplasm like poxviruses
mRNA capping and virus evolution
Association between the 2008-09 seasonal influenza vaccine and pandemic H1N1 illness (commentary)
Doane paper goes viral
Energetics of genome ejection from bacteriophage (thanks Gary!)
Five strategies for behavioral adaptation to pathogens and parasites (excerpt; thanks Wladimir!)
Letters read on TWiV 77
Weekly science picks:
Rich The Way We Work by David Macaulay Alan DimDim Vincent Polio: An American Story by David Oshinsky
Host links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Links for this episode:
Contamination of Rotarix vaccine with porcine circovirus 1 DNA
Do you want to know what is in your vaccines? Take the poll
Mimivirus replicates in the cell cytoplasm like poxviruses
mRNA capping and virus evolution
Association between the 2008-09 seasonal influenza vaccine and pandemic H1N1 illness (commentary)
Doane paper goes viral
Energetics of genome ejection from bacteriophage (thanks Gary!)
Five strategies for behavioral adaptation to pathogens and parasites (excerpt; thanks Wladimir!)
Letters read on TWiV 77
Weekly science picks:
Rich The Way We Work by David Macaulay Alan DimDim Vincent Polio: An American Story by David Oshinsky
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