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TWiV 1249: Demented and crAss
Episode 1249

TWiV 1249: Demented and crAss

This Week in Virology

August 31, 20251h 58m

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Show Notes

TWiV reviews the major shakeup in CDC leadership, herpes simplex virus infection doubles the risk of dementia, and the prototypic crAssphage is a linear phage-plasmid.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey

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