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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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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