On this all-bacteriophage episode, TWiV explains the ‘vampire phage’, and and how mammalian cells internalize phage particles and utilize them to enhance cell growth and survival.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Jolene Ramsey
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- Global Scholar Travel Awards (ASV) 7:11
- Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) 8:30
- The New City by Dickson Despommier 9:23
- Gerd Sutter passes (LMU) 10:53
- Avian influenza A (H5N1) Cambodia (WHO) 13:40
- CWD expands in Montana (CIDRAP) 16:20
- National Wastewater Surveillance System (CDC) 18:26
- Vampire phage paper (ISME J) 21:13
- UMBC phage hunters (UBMC) 23:13
- Vampire viruses prey on other viruses (Conversation) 24:51
- Phage internalized by mammalian cells (PLoS Biol) 51:02
- Phage uptake by mammalian cells (iScience) 52:25
- Phage-mammalian cell interactions (Ann Rev Virol) 54:43
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Weekly Picks 1:30:41
Dickson – Biden skips climate summit (NY Times)
Rich – Lilium electric VTOL jet
Alan – The Far Land, by Brandon Presser
Jolene – Bacteriophage T4 infection watercolor painting by David Goodsell
Vincent – Using narratives and storytelling to communicate science with nonexpert audiences
Listener Picks
Darach – It depends t-shirt
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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