TWiV 440: I hardly noumeavirus

No problem being nice to Dickson in this episode, because he's absent for a discussion of a new giant virus that replicates in the cytoplasm yet transiently accesses the nucleus to bootstrap infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler   Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASM Microbe Noumeavirus cytoplasmic replication depends on transient nuclear access (Nat Commun) Giants among viruses (TWiV 261) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 440 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - U-M Rubik's Cube story   #1 video   #2 video    #3 video Alan - You're not going to believe this Rich - High School student builds robot to solve Rubrik's cube Vincent - NIH limits grant money and The abomination of a bill Listener Pick Ken - The Fab Lab with Crazy Aunt LindseyLaurel - Sally Hoskin's CREATE programMaureen - Simple Science Experiments You Can Do With Eggs Before Breakfast Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]