TWiV explains research showing limited transmission of cervid prions to nonhuman primates, and the finding that cone-shaped HIV-1 capsids are transported through intact nuclear pores.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker

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• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
• Ebola outbreak news (ECDC, WHO)
• NSF research grants on hold (Nature)
• Transmission of cervid prions to nonhuman primates (Sci Adv)
• Cone-shaped HIV-1 capsids transported intact through nuclear pore (Cell)
• HIV-1 reproduction video (Janet Iwasa)
• Letters read on TWiV 1329
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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