TWiV 1079: Rock of phages

TWiV reveals how viruses participate in the organomineralization of travertines, and how neutralizing antibodies evolve to exploit vulnerable sites in the hepatitis C virus envelope glycoprotein E2 and mediate clearance of infection.

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

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• Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf)
• The New City by Dickson Despommier
• Global dengue cases rise markedly (WHO)
• Measles outbreak in Philadelphia (Phil Health Dept)
• Viruses and organomineralization of travertine (Sci Rep)
• Neutralizing antibodies and clearance of HCV infection (Immunity)
• Letters read on TWiV 1079
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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