Episode Details

TWiV reviews how a novel technology enabled development of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, and discovery of a proton gradient and an incomplete TCA cycle in a giant. virus.

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

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Links for this episode

• mRNA vaccines, a novel technology (Cell)
• Proton gradient in giant virus (ISME J)
• Tomograms of Pandoravirus massiliensis
• Pandoraviruses are not alive (virology blog)
• Letters read on TWiV 810
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenke

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