TWiV 1261: Must-see TVs

TWiV covers a MacArthur Award for Jason McLellan, 2025 Nobel
Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, first treatment for
Huntington’s Disease, structure of an archael dsDNA virus from
head to tail, and discovery of a Legionella phage that explains a
determinant of human disease.


Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Jolene
Ramsey


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Jason McLellan wins MacArthur Award (NPR)

2025 Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine (Nobel Prizes)

Huntington Disease treatment (BBC)

Structure of archaeal tailed virus (Sci Adv)

Discovery of Legionella phage (Sci Adv)

Microbe of the Month: Legionella (Trends Micro)

Letters read on TWiV 1261

Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

Weekly Picks

Alan – Specimen of the last female Great
Auk finally identified.
Jolene – Ribosome studio on IG
Vincent – Greater noctule bats prey on
and consume passerines in flight


Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees


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