episode 495: Influenza virus keeps its ion channel 20
The TWiVerati follow up on the Ebola virus outbreak, virulence of Ebola-Makona, and reveal how a parasitoid is revealed to hyperparasitoids, and binding of influenza virus to a calcium ion channel to mediate influenza virus entry.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode- ASM Microbe 2018
- Support Viruses & Cells Gordon Conference
- Faculty positions at Icahn School of Medicine
- International dsRNA Virus Symposium
- Tracing Ebola virus contacts(CIDRAP)
- WHO FAQ Ebola virus vaccine(WHO)
- Nipah virusoutbreak (CIDRAP)
- Revealingparasitoid to hyperparasitoid (PNAS)
- Hyperparasitoidvideo (YouTube)
- Calcium channeland influenza virus entry (Cell Host Microbe)
- Letters readon TWiV 495
Alan - National Cryptologic Museum
Rich - Science is mostly about staring
Dickson - New Zealand gloworms
Kathy - Openingof Smithsonian Outbreak; conference advice General ASV
Vincent - ICTV online
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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