The TWiVome reveal the first eukaryotic genes in a bacteriophage of Wolbachia, and how DNA tumor virus oncogenes antagonize sensing of cytoplasmic DNA by the cell.
TWiV 400: Harold ‘400’ Varmus, a scientist for all seasons
- July 31, 2016
- Tagged as: cancer, Harold Varmus, Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize, oncogene, ras, rous sarcoma virus, sarcoma, src, tyrosine kinase, viral, virology, virus, viruses
The TWiV team is together in New York City for a conversation with Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus about his remarkable career in science.
TWiV 374: Discordance in B
- January 31, 2016
- Tagged as: 5'-tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase, activation-induced cytidine deaminase, AID, Burkitt, Burkitt's lymphoma, c-myc, cancer, coxsackievirus, Epstein-Barr virus, hypermutation, malaria, oncogene, picornavirus, Plasmodium falciparum, poliovirus, replication, rhinovirus, TDP2, translation, translocation, unlinkase, viral, virology, virus, viruses, VPg
The TWiVniks consider the role of a cell enzyme in removing a protein linked to the 5′-end of the picornavirus genome, and the connection between malaria, Epstein-Barr virus, and endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma.
Vincent, Dickson, Rich, and Alan answer listener questions about XMRV, cytomegalovirus, latency, shingles vaccine, myxomavirus and rabbits, and more.