TWiV 440: I hardly noumeavirus

No problem being nice to Dickson in this episode, because he's absent for a discussion of a new giant virus that replicates in the cytoplasm yet transiently accesses the nucleus to bootstrap infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASM Microbe Noumeavirus cytoplasmic replication depends on transient nuclear access (Nat Commun) Giants among viruses ( TWiV 261 ) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 440 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - U-M Rubik's Cube story #1 video #2 video #3 video Alan - You're not going to believe this Rich - High School student builds robot to solve Rubrik's cube Vincent - NIH limits grant money and The abomination of a bill Listener Pick Ken - The Fab Lab with Crazy Aunt Lindsey Laurel - Sally Hoskin's CREATE program Maureen - Simple Science Experiments You Can Do With Eggs Before Breakfast Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees . Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]