The TWiV team discusses Medusavirus, isolated from a hot spring in Japan, and induction of hallmarks of neurodegeneration by recurrent herpes simplex virus 1 infection of mice.
TWiV 63: Melting pot virus
- December 20, 2009
- Tagged as: amoebae, DNA, lyophilize, marseillevirus, mimivirus, poxvirus, rabies, Smallpox, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus
Vincent, Alan, and Rich talk about US government contract for freeze-dried smallpox vaccine, red squirrels in the UK threatened by poxvirus, and Marseillevirus, another DNA virus from amoebae built for comfort and speed.