TWiV 273: Lambda is not just a phage

TWiV 273: Lambda is not just a phage

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVome dissect the finding that interferon lambda alleles predict the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection.

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