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TWiV 125 – TWiV infects FiB

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Marc Pelletier

This Week in Virology and Futures in Biotech join together in a science mashup to talk about a virophage at the origin of DNA transposons, and unintended spread of a recombinant retrovirus.

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Weekly Science Picks

Marc – JotNot
Dickson – New bunyavirus in China (NEJM)
Rich – Listening to the Deep Ocean Environment (LIDO) recording of the Hatsushima earthquake (ScienceDaily article) – thanks Bridget!
Alan –Walter and Ina: A Story of Love, War, and Science
Vincent – Icosahedral light fixture (thanks, Eric!)

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Futures in Biotech 43: Temporal Alien Mammoth Overlords

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futures-in-biotechI joined host Marc Pelletier and Andre Nantel, Justin Sanchez, and Dave Brodbeck for a discussion on recent big stories in bioscience. Topics included wooly mammoths, cybernetics, viruses in the oceans, and controlling your computer with your brain.

Download Futures in Biotech 43 or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.

Influenza discussion at TWiT live

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twit-marc-vincent-colleenMarc Pelletier of Futures in Biotech and Vincent Racaniello of This Week in Virology discussed the current influenza situation in a live video broadcast hosted on the TWiT network this past Friday. We are very grateful to Leo LaPorte and the TWiT network for providing the video feed for the show. The audio was recorded and will be posted as an upcoming episode of Futures in Biotech. Many thanks to Colleen and Dane for their great help with the session. Above is a screen capture taken at the end of the show. Colleen is at the microphone and Marc and Vincent can be seen on two monitors of the skypesaurus. It was amazing to be part of a TWiT production, especially after having watched so many of them. The video and audio were excellent and I enjoyed seeing the technical underpinnings of TWiT live. This live video solution will, in my opinion, revolutionize science teaching.

A video of the entire session at On-Demand TWiT Video. Look for ‘Futures in Biotech 42’; you might have to scroll down the page a bit as other videos are added.

Futures in Biotech on influenza

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futures-in-biotechI joined host Dr. Marc Pelletier on the TWiT podcast ‘Futures in Biotech’ to interview influenza virologist Dr. Peter Palese, professor and chair of microbiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. We talk about influenza and why Dr. Palese revived a virus that killed 50 million people.

Download Futures in Biotech 40: Virus Reborn or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.