TWiV 431: Niemann-Pick of the weak

Published: March 5, 2017, 2:09 p.m.

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

The TWiVirions\xa0reveal\xa0bacteriophage\xa0genes that control eukaryotic reproduction, and the biochemical basis for increased Ebolavirus glycoprotein activity\xa0during the recent outbreak.

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