TWiV 1007: Fragile DNA, viruses, cancer

<p>TWiV explains genetic changes in nOPV2 strains that paralyzed children, outbreak of raccoon distemper in Toronto, EcoHealth Alliance gets its NIH grant back, and breakage at chromosomal fragile sites caused by the EBNA1 protein of Epstein-Barr virus as a mechanism for carcinogenesis.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "https://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, <a title="" href= "https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/microbiology-immunology/katherine-r-spindler-phd">Kathy Spindler</a>, and Angela Mingarelli</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3 id="links-for-this-episode" class="wp-block-heading">Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li>Register for <a href="http://asv.org/asv2023">ASV 2023</a></li> <li>Research assistant position at FDA (<a href= "https://twiv.s3.amazonaws.com/Research+Assistant.pdf">pdf</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/xA4JX7AeeU">MicrobeTV Discord Server</a></li> <li><a title="" href= "https://polioeradication.org/news-post/two-years-since-rollout-of-novel-oral-polio-vaccine-type-2-nopv2-hows-it-all-working-out/"> nOPV2</a> after two years (Polioeradication)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/04/06/toronto-is-dealing-with-an-unprecedented-spike-in-raccoon-distemper-cases/"> Raccoon distemper</a> in Toronto (CityNews Everywhere)</li> <li>NIH reinstates <a title="" href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01566-0">EcoHealth grant</a> (Nature)</li> <li><a title="" href