TWiV #88 - A bug fix, an AIDS treatment, and an undead retrovirus
This Week in Virology · Vincent Racaniello
June 27, 20101h 31m
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Show Notes
On episode #88 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Marc discuss using a virus for beetle control, RNA based gene therapy for AIDS, and reconstitution of a endogenous human retrovirus.
Host links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier
Links for this episode:- Controlling the palm rhinoceros beetle with a virus
- The virologist in the Hawaiian shirt
- Information on Orcytes rhinocerus nudivirus (one, two, three)
- RNA based gene therapy for AIDS
- Reconstitution of an infectious human retrovirus (PLoS Pathogens)
- Letters read on TWiV 88
Marc - Apple iPad as a tool for writing, with Papers, Pages, and GoodReader Alan - The Bacterium and the Bacteriophage Vincent - Naturally Obsessed (thanks, Sharon!)