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TWiV 1257: Better cocktails and CRISPR chicken

TWiV 1257: Better cocktails and CRISPR chicken

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TWiV explains experiments to create genetically modified chickens that are resistant to avian influenza infection, and discovery of combination antiviral therapy for HTLV-1 infection.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

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  • Creating avian influenza virus resistant chickens (Nat Comm)
  • Antiretroviral therapy and apoptosis inhibition for HTLV-1 (Cell)
  • HTLV-1 infection (Cleveland Clinic)
  • Letters read on TWiV 1257
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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