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TWiV 1291: A foot in the door for cytomegalovirus
· 1 h 58 min · Episode 1291
Episode TWiV 1291: A foot in the door for cytomegalovirus
TWiV explains emergence of a neurovirulent double recombinant from the ‘improved’ nOPV2 in Uganda, and efficiency of viral entry determined whether cells are latently or lytically infected with cytomegalovirus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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• Support science education at MicrobeTV • ASV 2026 • Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) • nOPV2 neurovirulent recombinant in Uganda (Nat Micro) • 2023 IMB report on polio eradication • Viral entry shapes HCMV latency establishment (Nat Comm) • Letters read on TWiV 1291 • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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Links in the notes 18
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello
- https://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/
- https://bbarkerdrew.com/
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065
- https://www.microbe.tv/contribute
- https://asv.memberclicks.net/
- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/RosenfeldA@mlhs.org
- https://polioeradication.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/22nd-Report-of-The-Independent-Monitoring-Board-IMB.pdf
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-68063-y
- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1291-letters/
- https://ramseylab.vercel.app/
- https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Matter-Novel-Blake-Crouch/dp/1101904240/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3OQOGY5A7DYW7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xA11_B1ctj5S_8FGHdXd9Ha4rG40sSKmiYJu8c8ysSRZyQSBqH6sIxQ1KKVMCoDjaYjOSMBCQXG1lzJbuEuatDEyCy8-957kr-BNwJkakcFk4l-lEQJ2xcdz_oK91nWsGS1EwO4K1NFtPY9kjesTuRjshkNXhp0XfyrPHymf_ACA-DZ5RsrCmsyzpiSa32PJ4V93q_aHCR77vUkQxiWoL6AC3SXgx0WmIK5h98Qw-m0lG2G8bGtoW-A3UW8EzJbaZdrPX-kUPQn9EZ49GQ0BgJmqeDzb5oRhgRvfACDl74A.moY4dBCjG3EbPJKgpO3oJhfrGAlj0ahStqufItghPuk&dib_tag=se&keywords=blake+crouch&qid=1769188223&sprefix=blake+crouch%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-3
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum
- https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm
- https://www.amazon.com/Murderbot-Diaries-Vol-1/dp/1250389828
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surely_You%27re_Joking,_Mr._Feynman!
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-03021-6
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/cheetah-mummies-genome-cave-saudi-arabia#:~:text=SCIENCE-,Cheetah%20mummies%20found%20in%20Arabian%20caves%20provide%20rare%20genome%20from,ideas%20for%20bringing%20it%20back
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