episode 525: The A Bee Cs of bee viruses
Michelle Flenniken joins TWiV to talk about honeybees and the work of her laboratory on honeybee viruses.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
Guest: Michelle Flenniken
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Links for this episode- MSU Pollinator Health Center
- Honeybee antiviral defenses (Sci Rep)
- The buzz about honeybee viruses (PLoS Path)
- Recently identified bee viruses (Curr Op Insect Sci)
- Videos on honey bee researchat MSU, honey bee pathogens, honey bee pathogen detection (YouTube)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Michelle - First 21 days of a bee's life; NPR's Hidden Brain; Varroa destructor triggers deformed wing virus in bees
Brianne - Flu Near You
Alan - Skype a Scientist program
Rich- NASA's Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space
Kathy- Which ones are bees? And What it feels like to be a bee
Vincent - Fecal sequencing and Vaccines did not cause Rachel's autism by Peter Hotez
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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