TWiV 425: All picornaviruses, all the time

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

The TWiVaniellos discuss a thermostable poliovirus empty capsid vaccine, and two cell genes that act as a switch between entry and clearance of picornavirus infection.

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Links for this episode

• Register for ASV 2017 5:30
• ASM-ASV Conference on Interplay of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens 8:05
• XKCD #242 35:45
• Thermostable poliovirus empty capsid vaccine (PLoS Path) 19:55
• Switch between viral entry and clearance (Nature) 42:40
• Glass poliovirus by Jason Roberts
• Letters read on TWiV 425 9:50, 1:08:05

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