Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Tre TWiV amici present three snippets and a side of sashimi: how herpesvirus inhibits host cell gene expression by disrupting transcription termination.
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- Lassa fever death in NJ (CDC and NYTimes) 7:30
- Transgenic mouse model for MERS-CoV (J Virol) 14:35
- First West Nile virus disease case in Texas 17:25
- Herpesvirus disrupts host transcription termination (Nat Comm) 20:30
- Sashimi plots 44:00
- Broad benefits of measles virus immunization (TWiM #104) 54:35
- Avian influenza outbreak (NPR) 57:40
- The virome in health and disease (Immunity) 1:02:50
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- Letters read on TWiV 339 1:20, 54:05
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