Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Vincent, Alan, and Rich revisit ten compelling virology stories of 2010.

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Ten virology stories of 2010:

1. XMRV, CFS, and prostate cancer (TWiV 113, 99, 98, 94, 89, 76, 70, 65)
2. The ongoing saga of polio eradication (TWiV 110, 79)
3. Viruses interact with the miRNA/siRNA system (TWiV 108, 72)
4. Endogenous viruses – retro and beyond (TWiV 105, 91, 88, 65)
5. Dengue virus progress and new outbreak (TWiV 111, 95, 82)
6. Colony collapse disorder (TWiV 104)
7. David Baltimore (TWiV 100)
8. Ode to a plaque (TWiV 68)
9. Vaccine contamination with circovirus (TWiV 86, 77, 75)
10. Universal influenza vaccines (TWiV 107)

Weekly Science Picks

Rich – Elementary schoolchildren publish a science paper (original article and editorial with video) – thanks Kathy!
Alan – White-nose syndrome blog
Vincent – Headway, headlines and healthy skepticism

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Rich review eradication of rinderpest, endogenous hepatitis B virus in the zebra finch genome, and identification of the cell receptor for an extinct retrovirus.

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Links for this episode:

• Eradication of rinderpest
• Rinderpest in the Merck Veterinary Manual
• Rinderpest summary (pdf)
• Manual on the preparation of rinderpest contingency plans
• Walter Plowright obituary
• The Plowright vaccine
• Measles evolution from rinderpest
• Endogenous hepadnaviruses in the genome of the zebra finch (PLoS One)
• Receptor for an extinct retrovirus (PNAS)
• Vertical farm: NPR post and YouTube video
• Letters read on TWiV 105

Weekly Science Picks

Dickson – Winged Migration
Alan – Web-accessible shortwave receivers
Rich – Personal Genome Project
Vincent – XVIVO scientific animation

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Matthew Frieman

Vincent, Alan, and Matt discuss a project to study the RNA virome of Northeastern American bats, failure to detect XMRV in UK chronic fatigue syndrome patients, and DNA of bornavirus, an RNA virus, in mammalian genomes.

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Links for this episode:

• Mist net Indigo Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway (jpg)
• Eric Donaldson and Amy Haskew with bat in holding bag (jpg)
• XMRV not detected in UK chronic fatigue syndrome patients (virology blog)
• Bornavirus DNA in the mammalian genome
• Arenavirus DNA can be integrated into the cell genome
• Rabid raccoons in Central Park, NYC

Weekly Science Picks
Matt 100 Incredible lectures from the world’s top scientists
Alan The Amateur Scientist CD
Vincent The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

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