TWiV 249: An inordinate fondness for viruses
This Week in Virology · Vincent Racaniello
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Show Notes
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Dickson, Alan and Rich discuss an estimate of the number of different mammalian viruses on Earth.
Links for this episode:- Estimate of unknown viral diversity in mammals (mBio)
- How many viruses on Earth? (virology blog)
- Letters read on TWiV 249
Alan - Extreme macrophotographyDickson - Baloney detection kitRich - Mutant silkworms spin colored silk (original article)Vincent - FlightRadar24
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