Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Welkin Johnson

Vincent, Alan, and Welkin discuss how endogenous retroviruses in mice are held in check by the immune response.

Links for this episode: * Kuan-Teh Jeang, 54 * Resurrection of ERVs (Nature) * Toll-like receptors control ERVs (Immunity) * Retroviral danger from within (Immunity) * Ancient viruses wreak havoc (The Scientist) * Letters read on TWiV 218

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