TWiV 242: I want my MMTV

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

The complete TWiV team talks about how two different viruses shape the evolution of an essential housekeeping protein.

Links for this episode:

• Dual virus-host arms race (PLoS Biology)
• Dual virus-receptor duel (see comments - virology blog)
• Ferritin and transferrin (Protein Data Bank)
• Money for nothing (YouTube)
• Letters read on TWiV 242

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