TWiV 573: Inventing viruses

Published: Nov. 10, 2019, 11 a.m.

William Summers joins the TWiV team to discuss some virology history, including the ever-changing concept of 'virus' and the contribution of phage research to the study of animal viruses.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: William Summers

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