TWiV 451: Expectorate the unexpected
Jul 23, 2017•1 hr 44 min
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Episode description
The TWiV scientists reveal that mosquitoes transmit different West Nile virus populations with each blood meal, only to have the diversity purged in a bird host.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode- Driving past a milestone (TWiP 100)
- Debug Fresno (Verily blog)
- What could possibly go wrong? (TWiV 388)
- Chestnut blight (ProMedMail)
- Hypovirus molecular biology (Adv Virus Res)
- Mosquitoes transmit unique WNV populations (Cell Rep)
- Teaching science using pseudoscience
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiV 451
Kathy - Approaching Jupiter and Michigan parents about vaccination Rich - Math Limericks from Futility Closet Alan - NASA flyover of Pluto Vincent - Talk show host nominated as USDA chief scientist
Listener PickNeil - These smart girls are here to debunk anti-vaxxer nonsense John - John Sever AMA
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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