The TWiMbionts explore the role of bacteria in the genesis of moonmilk, and how ancient host proteins can be used to engineer resistance to virus infection.

Hosts: 

Vincent Racaniello, Michele Swanson and Elio Schaechter.

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Links for this episode

• Role of Streptomyces in moonmilk (bioRxiv)

• TWiM 51: Cave science with Hazel Barton

• Moonmilk (Wikipedia)

• Ancient proteins for virus resistance (Cell Rep)

• Image credit

• Letters read on TWiM 157

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