The Immune team turns to chickens, which have been important in understanding the immune system, to show that infection of mature B cells is not required for the pathogenesis of Marek’s disease herpesvirus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, and Cynthia Leifer
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- Role of B cells in Marek’s disease pathogenesis (PNAS) 5:09
- In ovo vaccination (YouTube) 11:47
- First chickens lacking B cells (PNAS) 19:00
- Letters read on Immune 16 45:30
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Cindy – Watson PBS documentary and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory response
Vincent – Dads can donate mitochondrial DNA and Chicken puns
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