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TWiV 1187: The tau of herpesvirus
Episode 1187

TWiV 1187: The tau of herpesvirus

This Week in Virology

January 26, 20251h 56m

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Show Notes

TWiV explains a new blood test for head and neck cancer, Japanese regulators approve tecovirimat for mpox, an entry receptor for enterovirus D68, and anti-herpetic tau preserves neurons via a DNA sensing pathway in Alzheimer's disease.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, and Angela Mingarelli

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