TWiV 247: Today's weather in virology

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Special guest: Ian Lipkin Ian joins Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Kathy to describe how his laboratory is searching for the origin of MERS-coronavirus. Links for this episode: M ERS-CoV in bats (EID) Mystery virus (NY Times) Part of MERS-CoV found in bat (virology blog() T. perforatus Frag virus (Virol J) Even Nature got it wrong! ( Nature ) Bats: Important reservoirs of emerging viruses (Clin Micro Rev) Letters read on TWiV 247 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Rainbows explained (Frazz) Alan - Challenge.gov Vincent - 23andme Rich - Spot the station Listener Pick of the Week Frank - Pacifier cleaning practices and risk of allergy development (Pediatrics) Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]