TWiV 1287: Ancient herpesviruses and modern dementia

TWiV explain the tracing of 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus
6A and 6B diversity through ancient human DNA, the effect of
shingles vaccination at different stages of the dementia disease
course.


Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit,
and Brianne Barker


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Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)

Ancient human herpesvirus 6 (Sci Adv)

First through sixth diseases (Merck Manual)

Effect of shingle vaccination on different stages of
dementia (Cell)

Letters read on TWiV 1287

Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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