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This Week in Virology

TWiV 519: Fishing for viruses in senile

96 min • 11 november 2018

The TWiVomers review a potential role for herpes simplex virus type 1 as a cause of Alzheimer's Disease, including the finding that amyloid-beta acts as an antiviral by enveloping virus particles.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan DoveRich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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