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TWiV 1351: Ebola Virus Brains and Contagious Catfish Cancers

Aug 23, 2026 · 1h 41m

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TWiV describes a human cerebral organoid model for Ebola virus persistence, and brown bullhead catfish melanoma, a novel transmissible cancer. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Revamp of how NIH scores research grant proposals (Nature) Kansas BSL-4 lab faces more delays (Science) Ebola virus persistence in a human cerebral organoid model (Nat Micro) Hidden cost of immune privilege (Nat Micro) Transmissible melanoma of catfish (Nature) Skin cancer spreads between catfish (Nature) Tasmania devil cancer vaccine (Nature) Letters read on TWiV…