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 Weekly Science Picks Dickson - Mantid images Kathy - No email? (phd comics) Alan - The turbid plaque Vincent - AAM Faq: West Nile Virus Rich - Science is awesome Listener Pick of the Week Luis - Public Health Image Library Stephen - Hopkins closes graduate science-writing program Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]