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

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

Links for this episode

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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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