The TWiV hosts discuss the distribution of prions in the eyes of patients with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, and the origins and evolution of RNA viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler

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ASV 2019 Satellite Symposia
Crowdfunding for EV-D68 research
Aaron Klug, 1926-2018 (Nature)
Prions in sCJD eyes (mBio)
Evolution of RNA viruses (mBio)
Walter Gilbert's The RNA World (Nature)
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Letters read on TWiV 526
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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