TWiV minus one reveals delayed neurological deficits in children without microcephaly born to Zika virus infected mothers, and N-glycolyl-neuraminic acid as a receptor for influenza A viruses.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- Deficits in children born to Zika virus infected mothers (Nat Med) 10:44
- Zika virus is still a threat (NY Times) 33:49
- N-glycolyl-neuraminic acid as influenza virus receptor (Cell Rep) 35:34
- Letters read on TWiV 556 6:02, 1:06:54
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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