This Week in Virology #22: Viral Bioinformatics

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Chris Upton

Vincent and Chris converse about hepatitis B in India, AIDS gene therapy with a ribozyme, antibodies that neutralize many influenza virus strains, killing tumors with vaccinia virus, myxoma virus of rabbits, and the Viral Bioinformatics Resource Center.

Hepatitis B outbreak in India
AIDS gene therapy clinical trial
Antibodies that neutralize many influenza virus strains (papers 1 and 2)
Vaccinia virus as an oncolytic agent
Mutations that attenuate myxoma virus in rabbits
Viral Bioinformatics Resource Center

Science blog of the week: The VBRC blog by Chris Upton
Science podcast pick of the week: Nova ScienceNow
Science book of the week: The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

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