TWiV 833: Grand theft kinesin
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello
- Published
- Thu 25 Nov 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-833/
TWiV reviews Michael Worobey’s dissection of the early COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, and the discovery that herpesviruses assimilate cellular kinesin to produce motorized virus particles.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode- Early COVID-19 cases in Wuhan (Science)
- Herpesviruses assimilate kinesin (Nature)
- Letters read on TWiV 833
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Kathy – Power of poop Alan – Under the Sky We Make, by Kimberly Nicholas Vincent – Enzymatic amplification of beta-globing sequences
Listener PicksPaula – Reasons to be Cheerful and The Night Witches by Bruce Myles Grant – George Carlin – Germs, Immune System
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]
