episode 550: Covering up the shiny parts
TWiV explains the use of a neuronal cell line to study herpes simplex virus latency and reactivation, and a strategy for creating vaccines that induce antibodies against specific epitopes.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier,Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode- Neuronal cell line supports herpes simplex virus latency (J Virol)
- Protect, modify, deprotect (PNAS)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Alan - Quabbin Reservoir
Rich - Katherine Swan Ginsburg Humanism in Medicine Program; The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Brianne- UPitt Measles Simulator
Dickson- James Webb Space Telescope
Vincent- Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences by Erling Norrby
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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