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TWiV 743: Shape-shifting viruses
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 01:54:55
Publish Date: 2021-04-15 04:00:00
Description:

The TWiVsters explain how the shape of pleomorphic virus particles – spherical or filamentous – determines the probability of virus attachment and fusion, and resistance to selective pressure such as antibodies that block cell entry.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Amy Rosenfeld

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  • Pleomorphic virus particles and cell entry (Nat Micro)
  • Letters read on TWiV 743
  • Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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