August 3, 2017February 5, 2026

TWiM #157: Back to the ancestor

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The TWiMbionts explore the role of bacteria in the genesis of moonmilk, and how ancient host proteins can be used to engineer resistance to virus infection.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michele Swanson and Elio Schaechter.

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Links for this episode

Role of Streptomyces in moonmilk (bioRxiv)
TWiM 51: Cave science with Hazel Barton
Moonmilk (Wikipedia)
Ancient proteins for virus resistance (Cell Rep)
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Letters read on TWiM 157

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