TWiV 1261: Must-see TVs
Episode 1261 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 1261: Must-see TVs" was published on October 12, 2025 and runs 110 minutes.
October 12, 2025 ·110m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
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.
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.