TWiV 461: Gotta trace them all!

October 1, 2017

neural circuit tracingThe TWiVers discuss the declining readability of scientific texts, and review the use of self-inactivating rabies virus for tracing neural circuits.

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

Guest: Brianne Barker

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This episode is brought to you by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Part of the U.S. Department of Defense, the Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Department hosts the 2017 Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology Conference to exchange information on the latest and most dynamic developments for countering chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. Find out more at http://www.cbdstconference.com

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3 comments on “TWiV 461: Gotta trace them all!

  1. Steen Oct 1, 2017

    The link for Rich’s pick takes me to a subscriber page. Here is the summary page, for people who have institutional access: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6356/1083
    It looks like the two main ruff papers are open access: 1) https://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v48/n1/full/ng.3430.html 2) https://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v48/n1/full/ng.3443.html
    Supergene inversions do sound intriguing, maybe worth revisiting on TWiEvo.

    Great show, as usual. Thanks for reading my long email.