TWiV 878: Shape matters sometimes

TWiV revisits chronic wasting disease of cervids and the ability of the prions to infect meadow voles and raccoons, and the suggestion that stochastic assembly of influenza virus particles may play a role in phenotypic diversity. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Rich Condit , and Amy Rosenfeld Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode CWD in meadow voles and raccoons (Emerg Inf Dis) Unusual infectious agents (Virology Live) Low fidelity influenza virus assembly (Cell) Shape-shifting viruses (TWiV 743) From variolous effluvia to VLPs (TWiV 170) A pox on your horse (TWiV 478) Letters read on TWiV 878 Timestamps by Jolene . Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – James Webb Space Telescope and Nature Conservancy Photo Contest Amy – A new strategy for staying one step ahead of the virus Rich – Searching for the origin of the smallpox vaccine: Edward Jenner and his little-known horsepox hypothesis Vincent – Blacktail Studio Listener Picks Richard – Water Structure and Science Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]