TWiV 461: Gotta trace them all!

The TWiVers discuss the declining readability of scientific texts, and review the use of self-inactivating rabies virus for tracing neural circuits. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Brianne Barker Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Meet the Microbiologist TWiV 1: West Nile Virus Decreasing readability of scientific texts (eLife) Measure text readability Tracing neural circuits with self-inactivating rabies virus (Cell) Cre driver network (NIH) Monosynaptic tracing with rabies virus (Neuron) Letters read on TWiV 461 This episode is brought to you by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Part of the U.S. Department of Defense, the Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department hosts the 2017 Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology Conference to exchange information on the latest and most dynamic developments for countering chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. Find out more at http://www.cbdstconference.com Weekly Science Picks Kathy -Best eclipse video (to date) and solargraph Dickson - Photos by Will Eades Brianne - Pale Rider by Laura Spinney Rich - "Supergenes" Drive Evolution Vincent -Anatomy of a Moral Panic Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]