Nels joins the TWiV team to talk about his work on genomic accordions in vaccinia virus, hepatitis B virus in a 439 year old mummy, and viral induction of energy synthesis by a long noncoding RNA.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Nels Elde

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Links for this episode

• ASV 2018: asv.org, asv2018.umd.edu
• TWiV is a must-listen (WaPo)
• More on poxvirus accordions (bioRxiv)
• HBV from a 439 year old mummy (PLoS Path)
• lncRNA promotes viral replication by inducing metabolism (Science)
• Making Data Visual
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