On episode #205 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent is joined by special guest Harmit Malik to discuss his work on the evolution of genetic conflict.
You can find TWiV #205 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
genetic conflict
TWiV 194: Five postdocs in North America
On episode #194 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent returns to Madison, Wisconsin and meets with postdocs to discuss their science and their careers.
You can find TWiV #194 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
TWiV 193: Live at ASV in Madison
On episode #193 of the science show This Week in Virology, recorded at the 31st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology in Madison, Vincent, Rich, Carolyn, and Sara discussed genetic conflict between viral and human genes, and how the placenta protects the fetus against viral infection.
You can find TWiV #193 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
TWiV 135: Live in the Big Easy
Hosts:Â Vincent Racaniello, Roger Hendrix, Rachel Katzenellenbogen, and Harmit Malik
Vincent and guests Rachel Katzenellenbogen, Roger Hendrix, and Harmit Malik recorded TWiV #135 live at the 2011 ASM General Meeting in New Orleans, where they discussed transformation and oncogenesis by human papillomaviruses, the amazing collection of bacteriophages on the planet, and the evolution of genetic conflict between virus and host.
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Links for this episode:
- Papillomavirus E6 proteins (Virology)
- Diversity of mycobacteriophages (PLoS One)
- Adaptive evolution of tetherin (J Virology)
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Weekly Science Picks
Roger – Atomic structure of adenovirus by cry0-EM (Science)
Harmit – Syncytin knockout mice show role for endogenous retroviral gene (PNAS)
Vincent – Free science, one paper at a time by David Dobbs
Listener Pick of the Week
Mark  – Shot by Shot
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