TWiV 249: An inordinate fondness for viruses

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove , and Rich Condit Vincent, Dickson, Alan and Rich discuss an estimate of the number of different mammalian viruses on Earth. Links for this episode: Estimate of unknown viral diversity in mammals (mBio) How many viruses on Earth? (virology blog) Letters read on TWiV 249 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Extreme macrophotography Dickson - Baloney detection kit Rich - Mutant silkworms spin colored silk ( original article ) Vincent - FlightRadar24 Listener Pick of the Week Jenn - Ebola by William Close Jenn - Eleven Blue Men by Berton Roueche Nissin - Profiles in Science Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]