The TWiVniks explain how the three-dimensional structure of the giant Cafeteria roenbergensis virus suggests a new mode of assembly, and the apparent elimination of dengue fever in an Australian city by release of mosquitoes harboring Wolbachia.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker

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New DRC Ebola strains distinct (Outbreak News)
Immunizations for new DRC Ebola outbreak (The Scientist)
Structure of Cafeteria roenbergensis virus (Sci Rep)
Chuan (River) Xiao laboratory
CroV movies
Scaled deployment of Wolbachia(Gates Open Res)
In the wake of Wakefield (BBC)
Letters read on TWiV 506

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