Today Dr. Gregory Morgan, Professor in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how cancer causing viruses advanced molecular biology as described in his recent book Cancer Virus Hunters.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Gregory Morgan
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Links for this episode
- Here is a link to Dr. Morgan’s book on the topic discussed today.
- A lovely interview with Dr. Morgan about his book.
- A great history of molecular biology, “Eighth Day of Creation” by Horace Freeland Judson.
- The History and Philosophy of Science program at the University of Pittsburgh.
- An overview of the Rous Sarcoma Virus.
- A biography of Dr. Peyton Rous.
- A video describing how RSV causes cancer by “stealing” normal genes.
- How some viruses may contribute to the development of cancer. Here is another video on that topic.
- The field of tumor virology.
- A really wonderful video on the genetic origin for cancer.
- An overview of oncogenes and protooncogenes.
- A video exploring how proto-oncogenes become oncogenes, and can contribute to the development of cancer.
- The concept of “contagious cancer” that is rare but exists.
- The story of papilloma viruses and “jackalopes.”
- The history of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- An overview of retroviruses.
- Retroviruses and FeLV.
- Blue chicken eggs and ancient retroviruses. A summary for novice #Micronauts.
- Mammalian (including human) placenta and ancient retroviruses.
- Nixon’s “War on Cancer.”
- An overview of the src gene.
- An overview of the ras gene.
- An overview of the p53 gene.
- A video explainer of the enzyme reverse transcriptase.
- A biography of Howard Temin.
- A biography of David Baltimore.
- The story of Human Papillovirus (HPV) and cancer.
- Dr. Morgan’s faculty website.
Intro music is by Reber Clark
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