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]