TWiV 419: The selfless gene
Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Rich Condit, and\xa0Kathy Spindler
The TWiVrific gang reveal how integration of a virophage into the nuclear genome of a marine protozoan\xa0enhances host survival after infection with a giant virus.
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Links for this episode- Microcephaly\xa0associated with Zika virus infection in Colombia (MMWR)
- Virophage\xa0genome integration and activation by superinfection (Nature)
- Don Nelson interview\xa0(pdf)
- Page view and h index for\xa0paper rank\xa0(PLoS One)
- Credit for image\xa0of\xa0C. roenbergensis
- Letters read\xa0on TWiV 419
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