This Week in Virology Inventing viruses

William Summers joins the TWiV team to discuss some virology history, including the ever-changing concept of ‘virus’ and the contribution of phage research to the study of animal viruses.

Guest: William Summers

Links for this episode

• Bill’s ASV 2019 talk (PPT download) 2:45
• Inventing viruses (Ann Rev Virol) 45:49
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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