TWiV #82 - Immunology in silico

16/05/2010 1h 22min
TWiV #82 - Immunology in silico

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Episode Synopsis

On episode #82 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent and Rich talk about how thymic selection of T cells might lead to better control of HIV-1 infection, and a mouse model for severe antibody-induced dengue virus disease.
Host links Vincent Racaniello and Rich Condit
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Effect of thymic selection of T-cells on control of AIDS
Mouse model of antibody-induced severe dengue virus disease
Natural antibody protects against viral infection
Kary Mullis idea for fighting infections (thanks, Erik!)
40 nm resolution of fluorescence photoactivation localization microscopy (thanks, José)
Letters read on TWiV 82

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