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Episode Synopsis
Vincent and Dickson discuss how infection of mice with helminths induces cytokines that reactivate a latent gamma-herpesvirus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Helminths reactivate herpesvirus (Science)
How helminths go viral (Science)
Herpesvirus latency protects from bacterial infection (Nature)
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Letters read on TWiP 76
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Helminths reactivate herpesvirus (Science)
How helminths go viral (Science)
Herpesvirus latency protects from bacterial infection (Nature)
Image credit
Letters read on TWiP 76
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]
Subscribe
Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, by the RSS feed or by email
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