TWiV 873: Pig viruses and big viruses

TWiV reviews the six known coronaviruses that infect pigs and what can be learned about human infections, and how the giant Mimivirus DNA genome is organized into a nucleocapsid.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• ABRCMS ePoster Spring Symposium for Emerging Scientists
• Porcine coronaviruses (Virol Sin)
• Mimivirus nucleocapsid (bioRxiv)
• Letters read on TWiV 873
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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