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TWiV 1351: Ebola Virus Brains and Contagious Catfish Cancers
· 1 h 41 min · Episode 1351
Episode TWiV 1351: Ebola Virus Brains and Contagious Catfish Cancers
TWiV describes a human cerebral organoid model for Ebola virus persistence, and brown bullhead catfish melanoma, a novel transmissible cancer.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
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• Support science education at MicrobeTV • Revamp of how NIH scores research grant proposals (Nature) • Kansas BSL-4 lab faces more delays (Science) • Ebola virus persistence in a human cerebral organoid model (Nat Micro) • Hidden cost of immune privilege (Nat Micro) • Transmissible melanoma of catfish (Nature) • Skin cancer spreads between catfish (Nature) • Tasmania devil cancer vaccine (Nature) • Letters read on TWiV 1351 • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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Links in the notes 15
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello
- https://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065
- https://www.microbe.tv/contribute
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02584-4
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02388-2
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02432-1
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10828-6
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02287-w
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02124-4
- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1351-letters/
- https://ramseylab.vercel.app/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faith_of_Beasts
- https://www.amazon.com/Ingrained-Making-Craftsman-Callum-Robinson/dp/0063350831
- https://youtu.be/KQBBSDpWids?si=nOogHesstjv8YiRP
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