TWiV 355: Baby's first virome
An episode of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 355: Baby's first virome" was published on September 20, 2015 and runs 117 minutes.
September 20, 2015 ·117m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV team considers the effect of a Leishmaniavirus on the efficacy of drug treatment, and the human fecal virome and microbiome in twins during early infancy.
Links for this episode
- Announcing mSphere 5:50
- Leishmania virus influences drug outcome (paper 1, paper 2) 25:15
- Human gut virome and microbiome in infants (Nat Med) 46:00
- Multiple displacement amplification (Wiki) 46:00
- Virome of adult twins (Nature) 49:15
- Illumination by Kevin Folta 1:31:00
- Folta story at RetractionWatch 1:41:40
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiV 355 9:40, 1:20:30
This episode is sponsored by ASMGAP 5:00
Timestamps by Jennifer. Thanks!
Weekly Science Picks 1:42:20
Alan - Vexed Muddler store
Rich - Ivanpah Solar Power Facility
Kathy - The real Kermit
Dickson - Animal Portraits
Vincent - Adventures of the Regatjes, Vaccines by Susan Nasif
Listener Pick of the Week
Jacob - Great Wall of China keeps rabbits out
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