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Published: May 31, 2015, 1:08 p.m.

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

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Tre TWiV amici present three snippets and a side of sashimi: how herpesvirus inhibits\xa0host cell gene expression by disrupting transcription termination.

\nLinks for this episode\n

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• Searching\xa0for\xa0Steamer\xa0in the oceans
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• Lassa fever death in NJ (CDC\xa0and\xa0NYTimes)
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• Transgenic\xa0mouse model\xa0for MERS-CoV (J Virol)
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• First\xa0West Nile virus\xa0disease case in Texas
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• Herpesvirus disrupts host\xa0transcription termination\xa0(Nat Comm)
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• Sashimi plots
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• Broad benefits of measles virus immunization (TWiM #104)
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• Avian\xa0influenza\xa0outbreak\xa0(NPR)
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• The\xa0virome\xa0in health and disease (Immunity)
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• Image credit
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 339
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