
This Week in Virology TWiV 472: The riddle of the skinks
Dec 17, 2017
01:54:01
The TWiV team reveal the origin of the poxvirus membrane, and how a retrovirus drove the development of the placenta of a lizard.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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- Origin of poxvirus membrane (PNAS)
- Poxvirus movies: Movie S1, Movie S2, Movie S3, Movie S4, Movie S5
- Lizard placenta from a retrovirus (PNAS)
- Letters read on TWiV 472
Kathy - Google doodles Discoverer of photosynthesis Robert Koch Dickson - Nature Photography Winners Rich - The Raging Idiots Planet Song Alan - Zooborns Vincent - Glass Insects and Plants by Yuki Tsunoda
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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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