TWiV 198: Pox has got a squeeze-box, seals are gonna sneeze all night

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Kathy review fatal avian influenza virus in harbor seals, and poxvirus deployment of genomic accordions to counter antiviral defenses. Links for this episode: Avian influenza virus in harbor seals (mBio) Poxvirus genomic accordions (mBio) Red Queen hypothesis (Wikipedia) TWiV on Facebook Letters read on TWiV 198 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Getting Better: 200 Years of Medicine Rich - Khan Academy Kathy - Vi Hart Vincent - Tweet Keeper Listener Pick of the Week Diane - The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe Stephen - Amateur Micrography Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected], or call them in to 908-312-0760. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twiv .