TWiV #88 - A bug fix, an AIDS treatment, and an undead retrovirus
On episode #88 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Marc discuss using a virus for beetle control, RNA based gene therapy for AIDS, and reconstitution of a endogenous human retrovirus.
\nHost links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier
\nLinks for this episode:\n- \n
- Controlling the palm rhinoceros beetle with a virus \n
- The virologist in the Hawaiian shirt \n
- Information on Orcytes rhinocerus nudivirus (one, two, three) \n
- RNA based gene therapy for AIDS \n
- Reconstitution of an infectious human retrovirus (PLoS Pathogens) \n
- Letters read on TWiV 88 \n
Marc\xa0- Apple iPad as a tool for writing, with Papers, Pages, and GoodReader
Alan - The Bacterium and the Bacteriophage
Vincent - Naturally Obsessed (thanks, Sharon!)