TWiV #67 - Wasting deer and the Hulk rabbit
On episode #67 of the podcast This Week in Virology,\xa0Vincent, Alan, and Marc Pelletier talk about chronic wasting disease of deer caused by prions, blocking the semen-derived enhancer of HIV infection with surfen, and making green transgenic rabbits using a lentiviral vector.
\nHost links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier
\nLinks for this episode:\n- \n
- Chronic wasting disease in West Virginia \n
- Chronic wasting disease alliance and CDC webpage \n
- Semen-derived inhibitor of viral infection (SEVI) \n
- Surfen inhibits the action of SEVI \n
- Making green transgenic rabbits using simian immunodeficiency virus vector \n
- Science comedy (thanks Lucky Fractal!) \n
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Vincent Grand Rounds at the Mailman School of Public Health