TWiV #66 - Reverse transcription

On episode #66 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent and Dickson continue virology 101 with a discussion of information flow from RNA to DNA, a process known as reverse transcription, which occurs in cells infected with retroviruses, hepatitis B virus, cauliflower mosaic virus, foamy viruses, and even in uninfected cells.

Host links Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

• Discovery of RNA tumor viruses
• Reverse transcriptase found by Temin and Baltimore (pdfs)
• Figures for this episode