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Show Notes
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVles talk about endogenous viruses in plants, sex and Ebolavirus transmission, an outbreak of canine influenza in the US, Dr. Oz, and doubling the NIH budget.
This episode is sponsored by SciMed Solutions and ASM Education.
Links for this episode- Pinot noir and viruses (Wine Spectator) 35:00
- Endogenous florendoviruses (Nat Commun) 35:30
- Sex and Ebolavirus transmission (WHO, CDC, NYTimes) 54:10
- Ebolavirus waiting (NYTimes) 57:35
- Canine influenza outbreak (ProMed, NorthStarVets) 1:01:10
- Dr. Oz under fire (NYTimes) 1:06:20
- TV doctors (Brit Med J) 1:09:50
- Double the NIH budget (NYTimes) 1:11:45
- Image credit: Grapes and Caulimovirus
- Letters read on TWiV 334 6:10
Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you!
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Listener Pick of the WeekJohnye - Rudolf and Leopold Blaschka
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