This Week in Virology #80: How much X could a woodchuck chuck?

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Michael Bouchard

Vincent, Alan, and Rich speak with Michael Bouchard about hepatitis B virus discovery, replication, and pathogenesis.

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Links for this episode:

• The enigmatic X gene of hepatitis B virus


• Tableau public (thanks Ricardo!)


• Molecular phylogeny of Archaea from soil (thanks Etienne!)


• Habitats of Archaea (thanks Cedric!)


• Timer remote controls (thanks Bill!)

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