Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
Nels and Vincent talk about how a cellular enzyme contributes to the very high mutation rate of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
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- Cell defense enzyme drives high HIV mutation rate (PLoS Biol)
- High mutation rate of HIV in vivo (PLoS Biol) 8:58, 20:55, 35:24
- High viral mutation rates are beneficial (virology blog)
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