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TWiV 1301: Lost in giant virus translation
Episode 1301

TWiV 1301: Lost in giant virus translation

This Week in Virology

March 1, 20262h 4m

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Show Notes

TWiV reviews lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus seroprevalence among urban pregnant women and newborns in Philadelphia, and a functional translation initiation complex encoded in the genome of giant viruses that drives synthesis of viral structural proteins.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Angela Mingarelli

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