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Michaela and Scott discuss how listeners’ significant others are now “fans” of the podcast. Scheana Shay discusses all things purple aura with Michaela, including how “purple shaming'' is in full effect on this season of Vanderpump Rules. Scheana divulges all about her new relationship with a red aura guy, including how her past relationships shaped her viewpoints and actions looking ahead. Scheana goes deep on her vulnerable journey with seeking fertility assistance. Who does Scheana vibe best with on VPR? And who on the cast is repressing their pink aura? 

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It's finally wedding week and Sandoval is back as number 1 or 2.  Raquel and James have a big conversation and it's Ariana's Birthday....and Stassi's. 

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Lonya and Jeremy take the TWiV team beTWIXt primate immunodeficiency virus proteins Vpx and Vpr and how they counteract transcriptional repression of proviruses by the HUSH complex.

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Links for this episode

• Pan American Society for Clinical Virology San Diego and Houston Regional Meetings
• Vpr and Vpx counter HUSH (Nat Micro)
• Vpr and Vpx counter HUSH (bioRxiv version)
• Schematic of HUSH complex (Lehner lab)
• Olive colobus monkey sound credit
• Image credit: William (Ted) Diehl
• Letters read on TWiV 516
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Science Picks

Brianne - The Chimp and the River by David Quammen
Rich- James Cook’s First Voyage Journal (20 sec Google Earth summary)
Kathy- High resolution Antarctica map NYTimes 46MB Maps (more info and 43 tb maps)
Dickson- Jellyfish
Jeremy - Pictorial Guide to Living Primates; All The World's Primates
Lonya- Chougui et al. HIV-2/SIV Vpx counters HUSH
Vincent - Research!America

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