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Published: Dec. 16, 2012, 9:41 p.m.

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

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The TWiV four discuss an mRNA-based influenza vaccine, and a phage tubulin that forms a filamentous array in the host cell that is needed for positioning viral DNA.

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• mRNA vaccine\xa0against influenza (Nat Biotech)
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• Phage tubulin\xa0assembles dynamic filaments (Cell)
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• Viral skeleton\xa0(The Scientist)
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• Not unorganized\xa0bags of enzymes\xa0(TWiM 28)
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• Bacterial cytoskeleton\xa0(FEMS Micro Rev)
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• Triangulation number\xa0(jpg)
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 211
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