TWiV #70 - Hacking aphid behavior
Feb 21, 2010•1 hr 17 min
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Episode description
On episode #70 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dickson, and Alan consider a broad spectrum antiviral against enveloped viruses, how a plant virus induces chemical signals in the host to maximize its spread, a new way to preserve viral vaccines at tropical temperatures, and the continuing story of XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Host links Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove
Links for this episode:- Broad spectrum antiviral against enveloped viruses
- Chemical signals induced by a plant virus attract insect vectors to inferior hosts
- New vaccine technology to make viral vaccines stable at tropical temperatures
- Second UK study fails to find XMRV in chronic fatigue syndrome patients (pdf)
- Nature podcast with Simon Singh and petition (thanks André!)
- Letter on Wolbachia and bees (thanks Tom!)
- Dickson fishing in Argentina (jpg)
Dickson Chemical Ecology - edited by Thomas Eisner and Jerrold MeinwaldAlan Scripps Center for Mass Spectrometry Vincent Folding@home (thanks Jesper!)
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