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TWiV 763: Cap-snatch fever

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 01:49:04
Publish Date: 2021-06-03 04:00:00
Description:

TWiV explains how cap-snatching, the priming of viral mRNA synthesis with fragments of host mRNAs, can lead to the synthesis of novel viral proteins.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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