title: A tail of Tetherin: how pandemic HIV-1 conquered the world.
abstract: The study of successful versus failed zoonotic infections may provide important clues of how viral infection is naturally prevented. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, a collaborative group led by Frank Kirchhoff uncovers an important piece of the pandemic HIV-1 puzzle.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Molecular Virology, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, WIT 4JF London, UK.
authors.forename: Ravindra K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Greg J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Towers