Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiV team reviews identification of immune biomarkers in CFS/ME patients, and how a cell nuclease controls the innate immune response to vaccinia virus infection.

Links for this episode

• Immune signatures in ME/CFS (Science Adv) 11:15
• Systemic exertion intolerance disease (Lancet) 19:50
• Cell nuclease controls anti-viral responses (Cell Host Micr) 25:10
• Poxvirus decapping enzymes prevent innate responses (Cell Host Micr) 1:15:40
• Caps off to poxviruses (Cell Host Micr)
• Drummer Mohr (YouTube) 1:24:05
• Bornavirus in squirrel breeders (ProMedMail) 1:28:45
• Principles of Microbial Diversity 5:30
• Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 1:24:25
• Cross-stitch by Anne Marie 1:34:40
• Letters read on TWiV 329 1:25:00

Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you!

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