TWiV 420: Orthogonal vectors

Published: Dec. 18, 2016, 3:31 p.m.

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

The TWiV\xa0gurus\xa0describe how to use an orthogonal translation system to produce infectious but replication-incompetent influenza vaccines.

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