TWiV 509: 41,103 bases under the sea

The TWiV team considers whether those who can do, can't teach, and newly discovered viruses of planarians and Aplysia with the largest RNA genomes. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support Viruses Gordon Conference KNAW Beijerinck Prize Bioterrorism and Biocrimes by Seth Carus (free pdf) History of Biological Warfare by Seth Carus (free) Those Who Can Do, Can't Teach (NYTimes) Planarian nidovirus (bioRxiv) Aplysia nidovirus (bioRxiv) Image credit Letters readon TWiV 509 Weekly Science Picks Brianne- Climate change visualization Alan- Anova sous vide cooker Dickson- Fire season in western US Kathy- Sunscreen in UV and The Projector Illusion Vincent - The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge Listener Pick River- The Conscience of the Present Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]