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TWiV 185: Dead parrots and live Wildcats


Vincent visits with members of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Northwestern University School of Medicine to discuss their work on herpesviruses and parainfluenzaviruses.

Links for this episode:
  • Longnecker laboratory
  • Herpesvirus deubiquitinase is neuroinvasive determinant (PLoS Path)
  • Paramyxovirus HN structure (PNAS)
  • TWiV on Facebook
  • Letters read on TWiV 185
Weekly Science Picks

Sarah - Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams
Andrew - The Strangest Man by Graham Farmelo
Vincent - Gates Grand Challenges in Global Health awards

Listener Pick of the Week

Ed - Pursuit of Light (YouTube); MRC Biomedical Picture of the Day; It's okay to be smart

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 May 27, 2012  1h28m