TWiV 339: Herpes and the sashimi plot
An episode of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 339: Herpes and the sashimi plot" was published on May 31, 2015 and runs 99 minutes.
May 31, 2015 ·99m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
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.
Links for this episode
- Searching for Steamer in the oceans
- Lassa fever death in NJ (CDC and NYTimes)
- Transgenic mouse model for MERS-CoV (J Virol)
- First West Nile virus disease case in Texas
- Herpesvirus disrupts host transcription termination (Nat Comm)
- Sashimi plots
- Broad benefits of measles virus immunization (TWiM #104)
- Avian influenza outbreak (NPR)
- The virome in health and disease (Immunity)
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiV 339
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - Fooling millions into thinking chocolate helps weight loss
Kathy - Approaching Pluto
Vincent - ASM Agar art contest
Listener Pick of the Week
Daniel - FB pages you need to stop sharing from (one and two)
Ken - Bird box science (canceled)
Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]