TWiV 1261: Must-see TVs

TWiV covers a MacArthur Award for Jason McLellan, 2025 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, first treatment for Huntington's Disease, structure of an archael dsDNA virus from head to tail, and discovery of a Legionella phage that explains a determinant of human disease. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Jason McLellan wins MacArthur Award (NPR) 2025 Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine (Nobel Prizes) Huntington Disease treatment (BBC) Structure of archaeal tailed virus (Sci Adv) Discovery of Legionella phage (Sci Adv) Microbe of the Month: Legionella (Trends Micro) Letters read on TWiV 1261 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Alan – Specimen of the last female Great Auk finally identified. Jolene – Ribosome studio on IG Vincent – Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.