TWiV 206: Viral turducken

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dickson Despommier, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, Dickson, and Kathy discuss how the innate immune response to viral infection influences the production of pluripotent stem cells, and the diverse mobilome of giant viruses.

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Links for this episode:

• TWiV 206 transcript (pdf)
• Innate immunity and nuclear reprogramming (Cell)
• Viruses affect cell reprogramming (The Scientist)
• Cell-penetrating peptides (Trends Mol Med)
• Provirophages and transpovirons (PNAS)
• Organic Lake photo and map
• Letters read on TWiV 206

Weekly Science Picks

Alan – Locust by Jeffery A. Lockwood
Dickson – Nikon Small World Contest 2012
Kathy – Influenza Encyclopedia
Vincent – Dengue fever sweeps India (NY Times)

Listener Pick of the Week

Allison – Fred Guterl on The Daily Show

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