TWiV 249: An inordinate fondness for viruses
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Dickson, Alan and Rich discuss an estimate of the number of different mammalian viruses on Earth.
Links for this episode:- Estimate of unknown viral diversity in mammals (mBio)
- How many viruses on Earth? (virology blog)
- Letters read on TWiV 249
Alan - Extreme macrophotography
Dickson - Baloney detection kit
Rich - Mutant silkworms spin colored silk (original article)
Vincent - FlightRadar24
Jenn - Ebola by William Close
Jenn - Eleven Blue Men by Berton Roueche
Nissin -Profiles in Science
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