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TWiV 428: Lyse globally, protect locally

  • February 12, 2017
  • Tagged as: astrocyte, bacteriophage, blood brain barrier, cytokines, endonuclease, horizontal gene transfer, inflammation, interferon, plasmid, superspreader, transduction, transformation, viral, virology, virus, viruses
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The TWiVsters explain how superspreader bacteriophages release intact DNA from infected cells, and the role of astrocytes in protecting the cerebellum from virus infection.

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