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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Links for this episode- Support science education at MicrobeTV 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!
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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
Beth – Iceland crime fiction authors Yrsa Sigurdardottir and Ragnar Jonasson
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