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TWiV 1351: Ebola Virus Brains and Contagious Catfish Cancers
23 August 2026

TWiV 1351: Ebola Virus Brains and Contagious Catfish Cancers

This Week in Virology

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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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