Episode 1071
TWiV 1071: Giant viruses and virophages with Matthias Fischer
December 17, 20231h 10m
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Show Notes
Vincent visits the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany to speak with Matthias Fischer about his career and his research on giant viruses, virophages, and their protist hosts.
Host: Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Matthias Fischer
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- Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf)
- C. roenbergensis giant virus (PNAS)
- Virophage at origin of large DNA transposons (Science)
- Host genome integration and giant virus-induced reactivation of virophage mavirus (Nature)
- Invasion of protist genomes by DNA viruses (PNAS)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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