The TWiVosophers review the Chinese plasma virome revealed by non-invasive prenatal testing, and a new filovirus genome from bats in China.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode * ASV 2019 * European Congress of Virology 2019 * ASM Clinical Virology Symposium * Intel ISEF judges needed * Jerard Hurwitz age 90 RIP * Paul has Measles now in French (virology blog) * Chinese plasma virome (Cell) * Blood virome of 8000 humans (TWiV 435) * Měnglà filovirus from bats in China (Nat Microbiol) * How to write a virus name (ICTV) * Ortervirales (J Virol) * Virologists oppose new definition of virus species (Arch Virol) * Ebola sitrep (WHO) * Letters read on TWiV 533 * Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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