TWiV 526: In the beginning there was pol

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

Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email

Become a patron of TWiV!

Links for this episode

• Please take the TWiV listener survey
• 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)
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiV 526
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Science Picks

Alan - Population mountains to visualize cities
Rich- A Neanderthal Perspective on Human Origins with Svante Pääbo
Kathy- NASA Space Mission posters
Vincent - Package Thief vs Glitter Bomb Trap

Listener Pick

Neal- Was a Scientist Jailed?

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]