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TWiV 118: The virus always rings twice

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit On episode #118 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Rich answer listener questions about vaccinia virus, fungal viruses, synthetic viruses, influenza vaccine, HeLa cells, multiplicity of infection, and much more. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV118.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #118 (68 …

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Are there viruses of arsenic-utilizing bacteria?

A salt-loving (halophilic) bacterium which can grow in medium containing arsenic instead of phosphorus has been selected from the microbial community of Mono Lake in California. Arsenic (As) is a chemical analog of phosphorus and is usually toxic because it can enter metabolic pathways in the place of phosphorus. It appears to be incorporated into macromolecules of …

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TWiV 34: Arsenic and facemasks

On episode 34 of the podcast “This Week in Virology”, Vincent, Alan, and Stephen Morse discuss progressive vaccinia in a smallpox vaccinee, arsenic and influenza in mice, facemasks and flu transmission, and antigenic and genetic analyses of the new H1N1 influenza virus. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV034.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV …

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