The Scholars of the Podcast reveal ribosomal proteins encoded in viral genomes, and a protein cell receptor for bat influenza viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• European Congress of Virology 2019
• ASM Clinical Virology Symposium
• Intel ISEF judges needed
• Roald Dahl endorses measles vaccine
• Viruses encode ribosomal proteins (Nat Commun)
• Bat influenza virus receptor (Nature)
• Going to bat for flu research (TWiV 173)
• Letters read on TWiV 537
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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