TWiV 419: The selfless gene
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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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