Phage-Selected LAG1 Mutations Confer Resistance

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.

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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!

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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