TWiV covers a MacArthur Award for Jason McLellan, 2025 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, first treatment for Huntington’s Disease, structure of an archael dsDNA virus from head to tail, and discovery of a Legionella phage that explains a determinant of human disease.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Jolene Ramsey

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Jason McLellan wins MacArthur Award (NPR)
2025 Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine (Nobel Prizes)
Huntington Disease treatment (BBC)
Structure of archaeal tailed virus (Sci Adv)
Discovery of Legionella phage (Sci Adv)
Microbe of the Month: Legionella (Trends Micro)
Letters read on TWiV 1261
Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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