TWiV explains the observation that filamentous virions act as non-infectious interfering particles to modulate papillomavirus infection, and transmission of monkeypox virus from fire-footed rope squirrels to sooty mangabeys.
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- Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
- FDA refuses to review Moderna flu mRNA vaccine (CIDRAP)
- Oz measles vaccine call, too little too late? (dw.com)
- Defective human papillomavirus interfering virus particles (J Virol)
- Fire-footed rope squirrel potential MPXV reservoir (Nature)
- Squirrels could be MPXV reservoir (Nature)
- Letters read on TWiV 1297
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Brianne – Silo TV series Kathy – Ancient RNA expression profiles from the extinct woolly mammoth and Ancient host-associated microbes obtained from mammoth remains Alan – Ubik, by Philip K. Dick Vincent – Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Listener PickBeth – Iceland crime fiction authors Yrsa Sigurdardottir and Ragnar Jonasson
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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