TWiV 1297: Spillover squirrel

This Week in Virology

TWiV explains the observation that filamentous virions act as non-infectious interfering particles to modulate papillomavirus infection, and transmission of monkeypox virus from fire-footed rope squirrels to sooty mangabeys.

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

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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TWiV explains the observation that filamentous virions act as non-infectious interfering particles to modulate papillomavirus infection, and transmission of monkeypox virus from fire-footed rope squirrels to sooty mangabeys.

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

Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email

Become a patron of TWiV!

Links for this episode Weekly Picks

Brianne – Silo TV series Kathy – Ancient RNA expression profiles from the extinct woolly mammoth and Ancient host-associated microbes obtained from mammoth remains Alan – Ubik, by Philip K. Dick Vincent – Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Listener Pick

Beth – Iceland crime fiction authors Yrsa Sigurdardottir and Ragnar Jonasson

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

2026-02-15 108 min
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