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Hosts:\\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\\xa0Rich Condit,\\xa0Dickson Despommier,\\xa0Alan Dove,\\xa0and\\xa0Kathy Spindler

The complete TWiV team reviews identification of the cell receptor for hepatitis B and D viruses, and the cell enzyme that cleaves the genome-linked protein from picornaviral RNA.

Links for this episode:

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• HBV and HDV\\xa0cell receptor\\xa0(eLIFE)
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• Getting to grips\\xa0with hepatitis (eLIFE)
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• Sodium taurocholate
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• Poliovirus hijacks\\xa0DNA repair enzyme\\xa0(PNAS)
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• Letters read\\xa0on TWiV 210
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