TWiV 1351: Ebola Virus Brains and Contagious Catfish Cancers

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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Links for this episode

• 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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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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