TWiV 329: Pox in the balance

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiV team reviews identification of immune biomarkers in CFS/ME patients, and how a cell nuclease controls the innate immune response to vaccinia virus infection.

• Immune signatures in ME/CFS (Science Adv) 11:15


• Systemic exertion intolerance disease (Lancet) 19:50


• Cell nuclease controls anti-viral responses (Cell Host Micr) 25:10


• Poxvirus decapping enzymes prevent innate responses (Cell Host Micr) 1:15:40


• Caps off to poxviruses (Cell Host Micr)


• Drummer Mohr (YouTube) 1:24:05


• Bornavirus in squirrel breeders (ProMedMail) 1:28:45


• Principles of Microbial Diversity 5:30


• Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 1:24:25


• Cross-stitch by Anne Marie 1:34:40


• Letters read on TWiV 329 1:25:00

Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you!

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Ross - Three PhD Comics on Nature vs Science (one, two, three)Ricardo - Demographic Party Trick

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