TWiV 214: This is your brain on polyomavirus

TWiV 214: This is your brain on polyomavirus

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, and Kathy discuss how coagulation factor X binding to adenovirus activates the innate immune system, and a novel polyomavirus associated with brain tumors in raccoons.

Links for this episode: Weekly Science Picks

Alan - Parasite of the Day
Kathy - Tour of International Space Station
Vincent - Earth as Art

Listener Pick of the Week

Robin - Angell on Big Pharma
Michael - Flu jokes
Jim - Database of Ted talks; Downloadable Ted Talks

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