TWiV 472: The riddle of the skinks
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The TWiV team reveal the origin of the poxvirus membrane, and how a retrovirus drove the development of the placenta of a lizard.
Hosts:\\xa0Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier,\\xa0Alan Dove,\\xa0Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode
- ASV 2018: asv.org, asv2018.umd.edu
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- Origin of poxvirus membrane (PNAS)
- Poxvirus movies: Movie S1,\\xa0Movie S2,\\xa0Movie S3,\\xa0Movie S4,\\xa0Movie S5
- Lizard placenta from a retrovirus (PNAS)
- Letters read on TWiV 472
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Alan - Zooborns
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Intro music is by\\xa0Ronald Jenkees.
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