TWiV 1241: The most beautiful experiment

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TWiV reports the administration putting a choke hold on billions of NIH health research funding, US Senators tell scientists they want to protect the NIH budget, then review a classic experiment showing the mechanism of DNA replication, and explain how jumbo phage DNA is transcribed in a membrane-bound compartment before transfer into proteinaceous "nucleus" compartment.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, Jolene Ramsey, and Angela Mingarelli

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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TWiV reports the administration putting a choke hold on billions of NIH health research funding, US Senators tell scientists they want to protect the NIH budget, then review a classic experiment showing the mechanism of DNA replication, and explain how jumbo phage DNA is transcribed in a membrane-bound compartment before transfer into proteinaceous "nucleus" compartment.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, Jolene Ramsey, and Angela Mingarelli

Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email

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Links for this episode Weekly Picks

Angela – Benefits of interacting with Nature Brianne – "Why Trust Science" Essay Kathy – Dental floss delivery of vaccines to mice Rich – The Monk in the Garden Jolene – JWST COSMOS-Web Interactive Map viewer Vincent – New Injectable Recommended by Europe for HIV Prevention

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

2025-08-03 117 min
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