TWiV 1351: Ebola Virus Brains and Contagious Catfish Cancers

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TWiV describes a human cerebral organoid model for Ebola virus persistence, and brown bullhead catfish melanoma, a novel transmissible cancer. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode • Support science education at MicrobeTV • Revamp of how NIH scores research grant proposals (Nature) • Kansas BSL-4 lab faces more delays (Science) • Ebola virus persistence in a human cerebral organoid model (Nat Micro) • Hidden cost of immune privilege (Nat Micro) • Transmissible melanoma of catfish (Nature) • Skin cancer spreads between catfish (Nature) • Tasmania devil cancer vaccine (Nature) • Letters read on TWiV 1351 • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Picks of the Week Rich – The Faith of Beasts by James S.A. Corey Alan – Ingrained, by Callum Robinson Vincent – NYC’s 5 Broken Skyscrapers — Which One Dies First? Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.