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TWiV 338: Coyotes have sushi


Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Laura Newcomb

Vincent and Kathy visit Laura Newcomb at California State University San Bernardino, where they talk about Laura's viral tatoos, and a protein that protects the mosquito brain from lethal flavivirus infection.

Links for this episode
  • Neuron-specific mosquito antiviral mechanism (PLoS Path)
  • Letters read on TWiV 338
  • Photos of our visit
  • Video of this episode - view at YouTube
Weekly Science Picks

Laura - NP siRNA inhibits different influenza viruses (Antiviral Res)
Kathy - Time-lapse mining
Vincent - Does the public trust science?

Listener Pick of the Week

Paul - Degree-Off XKCD
Peter - Ebola containment, Hans Rosling, eLife podcast,  Naked Scientists

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