TWiV 852: Tree man syndrome

A TWiV threesome explains the observation that humans with inherited T cell CD28 deficiency are susceptible to severe warts driven by human papilloma virus infection, but are otherwise healthy. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Vaccine Town Hall (ASV) Travel Award Applications (ASV) CD28 deficiency and severe warts (Cell) Vincent interviews Harald zur Hausen (virology blog) Letters read on TWiV 853 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Every Pore on Your Face Is a Walled Garden Rich – “On Warts” by Lewis Thomas (Pdf) Vincent – Cells at Work Code Black 1 Listener Picks Chris – Ria Lina on the Guilty Feminist podcast Duncan – Meet the green kleptos of the animal kingdom Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

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TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Professors Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and science writer Alan Dove and guests deconstruct viruses, how they cause illness, and dissect the latest research.