TWiV 330: A swinging gate

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVers explain how a protein platform assists the hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase to begin the task of making viral genomes.

• NYAS Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program


• Concerns about editing the human germline (Science, Nature)


• Engineering the perfect baby (MIT Tech Rev)


• RNA recognition by HCV polymerase (Science)


• Kickstarting an RNA polymerase (Science)


• A protein platform for priming (virology blog)


• Apoenzyme and holoenzyme (Wikibooks)


• Ebolavirus will not become a respiratory pathogen (virology blog)


• Burkholderia pseudomallei (CDC)


• Letters read on TWiV 330

Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you!

Alan - X-Flare 2.1 capturedRich - Volvo ocean race drops research buoys (YouTube)Kathy - Nature double-blind peer reviewDickson - Largest cave in the worldVincent - New program for early-career scientists

Michael - Space Engine and Kerbal Space ProgramVarun CN - Incognito by David Eagleman

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