Team TWiV reveals DNA polymerases that do not require a primer, and packaging of hepatitis delta virus by the envelope glycoproteins of diverse viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guest: Kiki Warren

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Links for this episode * Bacteriophage DNA polymerase is primer-independent (PNAS) * Primer-independent DNA polymerase from mobile elements (Cell Rep) * Non-HBV helper viruses for HDV (Nat Comm) * Waning of measles vaccine immunity (one, two, three) * Letters read on TWiV 552 * Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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