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TWiV 1261: Must-see TVs

TWiV 1261: Must-see TVs

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TWiV covers a MacArthur Award for Jason McLellan, 2025 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, first treatment for Huntington’s Disease, structure of an archael dsDNA virus from head to tail, and discovery of a Legionella phage that explains a determinant of human disease.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Jolene Ramsey

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  • Support science education at MicrobeTV
  • Jason McLellan wins MacArthur Award (NPR)
  • 2025 Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine (Nobel Prizes)
  • Huntington Disease treatment (BBC)
  • Structure of archaeal tailed virus (Sci Adv)
  • Discovery of Legionella phage (Sci Adv)
  • Microbe of the Month: Legionella (Trends Micro)
  • Letters read on TWiV 1261
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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Alan – Specimen of the last female Great Auk finally identified.
Jolene – Ribosome studio on IG
Vincent – Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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