This Week in Virology

TWiV 420: Orthogonal vectors

Dec 18, 2016 · 1 hr 55 min · 69.9 MB
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiV gurus describe how to use an orthogonal translation system to produce infectious but replication-incompetent influenza vaccines.

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