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Published: Nov. 11, 2012, 5:24 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Dickson Despommier, and\xa0Kathy Spindler

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Vincent, Alan, Dickson, and Kathy discuss how the innate immune response to viral infection influences the production of pluripotent stem cells, and the diverse mobilome of giant viruses.

\nLinks for this episode:\n

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• Innate immunity and\xa0nuclear reprogramming\xa0(Cell)
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• Viruses affect\xa0cell reprogramming\xa0(The Scientist)
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• Cell-penetrating\xa0peptides (Trends Mol Med)
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• Provirophages and transpovirons\xa0(PNAS)
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• Organic Lake\xa0photo and map
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 206
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\nWeekly Science Picks\n

Alan -\xa0Locust\xa0by Jeffery A. Lockwood
Dickson -\xa0Nikon Small World Contest 2012
Kathy -\xa0Influenza Encyclopedia
Vincent\xa0-\xa0Dengue fever sweeps India\xa0(NY Times)

\nListener Pick of the Week\n

Allison\xa0-\xa0Fred Guterl on The Daily Show

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