TWiV 327: Does a gorilla shift in the woods?
Mar 08, 2015•1 hr 43 min
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Episode description
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The eTWiVicators review evidence that the HIV-1 group O epidemic began with a single cross-species transmission of virus from western lowland gorillas.
Links for this episode- Traces of ATCV-1 associated with laboratory contamination (PNAS)
- ATCV-1 findings not explained by contamination (PNAS)
- Origin of HIV-1 group O epidemic in western lowland gorillas (PNAS)
- INNO-LIA
- Principles of Microbial Diversity
- Image credit: John
- Letters read on TWiV 327
Alan - California bill to eliminate personal vaccine exemptionsRich - Kepler observatory (Kepler-186f)Kathy - USGS disease mapDickson - Philosphy of Microbiology by Maureen O'MalleyVincent - Nautilus
Listener Pick of the WeekKen - Life in our phage world (online, book party); All about that baseNeal - Gilles van Cutsem at CROIRicardo - Flow hive
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