Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier
Vincent, Alan, and Marc talk about chronic wasting disease of deer caused by prions, blocking the semen-derived enhancer of HIV infection with surfen, and making green transgenic rabbits using a lentiviral vector.
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Links for this episode:
- Chronic wasting disease in West Virginia
- Chronic wasting disease alliance and CDC webpage
- Semen-derived inhibitor of viral infection (SEVI)
- Surfen inhibits the action of SEVI
- Making green transgenic rabbits using simian immunodeficiency virus vector
- Science comedy (thanks Lucky Fractal!)
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Marc Association of Science-Technology Centers Passport Program
Alan Zooniverse
Vincent Grand Rounds at the Mailman School of Public Health
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