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:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Rich Condit,\xa0Kathy Spindler, and\xa0Brianne Barker
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- Viruses and\xa0organomineralization\xa0of travertine (Sci Rep)
- Neutralizing antibodies and\xa0clearance of HCV infection\xa0(Immunity)
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