TWiV 336: Brought to you by the letters H, N, P, and Eye

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVsters explore mutations in the interferon pathway associated with severe influenza in a child, outbreaks of avian influenza in North American poultry farms, Ebolavirus infection of the eye weeks after recovery, and Ebolavirus stability on surfaces and in fluids.

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Links for this episode

• Life threatening influenza and IRF7 deficiency (Science) 13:25
• Whole exome sequencing (Wikipedia) 18:45
• Herpes encephalitis in children with Trif deficiency (TWiV 175) 18:20
• Avian influenza in the US (USDA, ProMedMail, CDC) 46:05
• Ebola eye (NEJM, NYTimes) 49:55
• Viral persistence (Virology lectures, pdf) 52:50
• Uveitis (National Eye Institute) 51:30
• Image credit
• Stability of Ebolavirus on surfaces (EID) 1:01:05
• Ignorance with Stuart Firestein (TWiV Special) 1:15:00
• Letters read on TWiV 336 6:50, 1:05:50

Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you!

Weekly Science Picks 1:26:30

Alan – Winogradsky time-lapse
Rich – Missing link in evolution of complex cells
Kathy – Grantome
Dickson – National Geographic Landscape Photo of the Day
Vincent – PyMol and Chimera

Listener Pick of the Week

Mauricio – Vax!

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