Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Kathy resume the virology 101 series with a discussion of RNA capping, splicing, and export.
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I heard about splicing as an undergrad – prof came into a lecture with this “amazing news”. Best prof of undergrad.