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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Jeremy Luban Jeremy joins the TWiVeroids to tell the amazing story of how the function of the HIV-1 protein called Nef was discovered and found to promote infection by excluding the host protein SERINC from virus particles. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and nonfiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. 0:25, 28:50 This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100. Weekly Science Picks Alan - Migration in MotionDickson - Beautiful Chemistry Rich - XKCD Timeline of Earth Temperature Kathy - Vaccine Heroes from Vaccine Education CenterJeremy - CIDRAP posters and Demon in the Freezer Vincent - People Peas and Pathogens Listener Picks Matlock - Science isn't broken Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv |