TWiV discusses presence of infectious avian H5N1 influenza virus in raw milk from infected dairy cows. dynamics of measles immunity from birth and following vaccination, and a mechanism for cis-preferential reverse transcription revealed by deep mutational scanning of hepatitis B virus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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H5N1 influenza virus in raw cow milk infects mice (NIAID News)
Dynamics of measles virus immunity from birth (Nat Comm)
Mechanism of cis-preferential HBV reverse transcription (Cell)
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