This Week in Virology TWiV 1241: The most beautiful experiment
TWiV reports the administration putting a choke hold on billions of NIH health research funding, US Senators tell scientists they want to protect the NIH budget, then review a classic experiment showing the mechanism of DNA replication, and explain how jumbo phage DNA is transcribed in a membrane-bound compartment before transfer into proteinaceous “nucleus” compartment.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, Jolene Ramsey, and Angela MingarelliSubscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email
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Links for this episode- Support science education at MicrobeTV 5:13
- Chokehold on billions in NIH funding (WSJ)
- Senators want to protect NIH budget (Nature)
- Replication of DNA in E. coli (PNAS)
- Biography of Franklin Stahl (DNA Learning Center)
- Franklin Stahl, 95 (Caltech Magazine)
- FW Stahl dies (NY Times)
- Requiem for a machine (Small Things Considered)
- Membrane and protein bound organelles during phage infection (Cell Host Micr)
- Letters read on TWiV 1241
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Angela – Benefits of interacting with Nature Brianne – “Why Trust Science” Essay Kathy – Dental floss delivery of vaccines to mice Rich – The Monk in the Garden Jolene – JWST COSMOS-Web Interactive Map viewer Vincent – New Injectable Recommended by Europe for HIV Prevention
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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