The TWiVsters review isolation of a naturally occurring DNA virus from fruit flies, and the cell-type specific function of a small transmembrane protein encoded in an open reading frame upstream of the enterovirus polyprotein.
The TWiVsters review isolation of a naturally occurring DNA virus from fruit flies, and the cell-type specific function of a small transmembrane protein encoded in an open reading frame upstream of the enterovirus polyprotein.
Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D. (@profvrr) is Higgins Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Columbia University Medical Center. He has been studying viruses for over 40 years. He teaches virology to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as medical, dental, and nursing students. His lectures are available online at iTunes University, YouTube, and Coursera.
Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D. (TWiV, TWiP, Urban Agriculture), a microbiologist and ecologist, is the Professor Emeritus of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences and Microbiology at Columbia University Medical Center. For 27 years, he has conducted laboratory-based research on molecular aspects of intracellular parasitism.
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