TWiV explains a study showing that ost traits shape virome composition and virus transmission in wild bats, rodents, and shrews, and development of a gB nanoparticle vaccine that elicits a protective neutralizing antibody response against Epstein-Barr virus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Kathy Spindler
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- Become a member of ASV (asv.org) 4:40
- Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) 6:26
- The New City by Dickson Despommier 6:54
- Brett Lindenbach passes (Yale Medicine) 8:27
- Virome of small mammals (Cell) 9:51
- Epstein-Barr virus nanoparticle vaccine (Cell Host Micr) 44:58
- Letters read on TWiV 1073 1:12:26
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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