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On episode #179 of the science show This Week in Virology, Gertrud joins the TWiVoners to review how dengue virus infection of mosquitoes alters blood feeding behavior, and gene therapy as practiced by parasitoid wasps.
You can find TWiV #179 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
On episode #178 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiValians meet up with Tyler Sharp for a discussion on the Epidemic Intelligence Service and controlling dengue.
You can find TWiV #178 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Alan Dove
Vincent, Alan, and Rich review ten compelling virology stories of 2011.
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Rich – Fundamentals of Molecular Virology by Nicholas H. Acheson
Alan – Fetch, with Ruff Ruffman
Vincent – Year end reviews at Rule of 6ix and Contagions
Listener Pick of the Week
Garren – Trillion-frame-per-second video
Judi – iBioMagazine
Ricardo – Brain Picking’s 11 best science books of 2011
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove
The complete TWiV gang discusses the use of Wolbachia to control mosquito-borne infections.
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Alan – Sid the science kid
Dickson – Through the alimentary canal with gun and camera by George S. Chappell
Vincent – Rule of 6ix
Rich – Reality check
Listener Pick of the Week
Liam – Scitable
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Marc PelletierOn episode #115 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, Rich and Marc discuss the finding that a limited number of incoming herpesviral genomes can replicate and express in a cell, and controlling viral replication in Aedes aegypti with a Wolbachia symbiont.
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Marc – Homebrew bioreactor (photo, movie) – culture bottle and drive, oil-free vacuum pumps
Rich – Logitech Harmony Universal Remote
Alan – H.M.S. Challenger Reports
Vincent – Sequence of the strawberry genome and blog post by lead author
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich ConditOn episode #114 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Rich revisit ten compelling virology stories of 2010.
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Rich – Elementary schoolchildren publish a science paper (original article and editorial with video) – thanks Kathy!
Alan – White-nose syndrome blog
Vincent – Headway, headlines and healthy skepticism
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