TWiV 1249: Demented and crAss

TWiV reviews the major shakeup in CDC leadership, herpes simplex virus infection doubles the risk of dementia, and the prototypic crAssphage is a linear phage-plasmid.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey

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Links for this episode

• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• CDC director ousted? (CNN)
• Herpes simplex infection doubles risk of dementia (J Alzheimers Res)
• Fishing for viruses in senile (TWiV 519)
• Epstein-Barr virus and MS (TWiV 869)
• Taking a shot at dementia (TWiV 1207)
• crAssphage is linear phage-plasmid (Cell Host Microbe)
• Crassvirales (MDPI)
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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