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Published: Jan. 13, 2013, 3:47 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0and\xa0Kathy Spindler

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Vincent, Alan, and Kathy review the finding that rabies virus infection alters but does not kill neurons, and provide an update on the novel coronavirus in the Middle East.

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• Neuronal survival\xa0after rabies virus infection (PLoS Path)
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• Clusters of\xa0coronavirus cases\xa0(Nature)
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• ProMedMail on\xa0novel coronavirus
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• Novel coronavirus\xa0outbreak news\xa0(Int J Inf Dis)
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• Genomic characterization\xa0of novel coronavirus (mBio)
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• Broad cell tropism\xa0of novel coronavirus (mBio)
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• Are viruses alive? (poll at virology blog)
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• Antibodies taken up by\xa0endocytosis\xa0(PNAS)
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• Antibody eliminates alphaviruses\xa0from neurons\xa0(Science)
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• Image: Virus in the garden by\xa0Helen Hache
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 215
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\nWeekly Science Picks\n

Alan -\xa0I'm a Scientist - The Film
Kathy -\xa0Humorous units of measurement\xa0(Wikipedia)
Vincent\xa0-\xa0Open access must enable open use\xa0(Nature)

\nListener Pick of the Week\n

Tarwin\xa0-\xa0Plague Inc.

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