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TWiV 185: Dead parrots and live Wildcats

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Sarah Connolly, Andrew Karaba, Robert Lamb, and Greg Smith

Vincent visits with members of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Northwestern University School of Medicine to discuss their work on herpesviruses and parainfluenzaviruses.

Right-click to download TWiV 185 (64 MB .mp3, 88 minutes).

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Links for this episode:

• Longnecker laboratory
• Herpesvirus deubiquitinase is neuroinvasive determinant (PLoS Path)
• Paramyxovirus HN structure (PNAS)
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• Letters read on TWiV 185

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