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Vincent travels to Microbiotix, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company in Worcester, MA to speak with four members of the company about their discovery and development of small molecule drugs that target serious infectious diseases.
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The TWiV crew reveal a unique portal on the calcivirus capsid formed upon receptor engagement, and the regulation of interferon responses in virus-infected cells by methylation of mRNA.
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On episode #372 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiV-osphere introduces influenza D virus, virus-like particles encoded in the wasp genome which protect its eggs from caterpillar immunity, and a cytomegalovirus protein which counters a host restriction protein that prevents establishment of latency.
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Episode #234 of the science show This Week in Virology was recorded before an audience at the 2013 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Denver, Colorado. Vincent and Kathy spoke with Nels Elde and Tom Shenk about their work on the evolution of virus-host conflict and how viruses influence the cell metabolome.
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On episode #189 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent returns to the Centre for Virus Research at the University of Glasgow and meets with postdocs to discuss their science and their careers.
You can find TWiV #189 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
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