TWiV 1073: Taming the shrew and barring Epstein-Barr virus

TWiV explains a study showing that ost traits shape virome composition and virus transmission in wild bats, rodents, and shrews, and development of a gB nanoparticle vaccine that elicits a protective neutralizing antibody response against Epstein-Barr virus.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Kathy Spindler

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• The New City by Dickson Despommier
• Brett Lindenbach passes (Yale Medicine)
• Virome of small mammals (Cell)
• Epstein-Barr virus nanoparticle vaccine (Cell Host Micr)
• Letters read on TWiV 1073
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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