TWiV 318: Last year in virology

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The TWiV gang reviews ten fascinating, compelling, and riveting virology stories from 2014. Ten virology stories of 2014 Ebola virus outbreak (TWiV 314 , 309 , 308 , 307 , 306 , 305 , 304 , 303 , 302 , 298 , 297 , 283 ) Directional uncoating of rhinovirus RNA (TWiV 267 ) Pandemic pathogen controversy (TWiV 287 ) Viral evolution (TWiV 275 ) Borna virus inhibition by endogenous DNA (TWiV 303 ) MERS-CoV in dromedary camels (TWiV special , TWiV 287 ) Oncolytic measles virus (TWiV 298 ) Amazing norovirus findings (TWiV 312 and 313 ) Toxin delivery to aphids (TWiV 272 ) The Salk Legacy (TWiV 281 ) Links for this episode Bat-filled tree (Science) Possible Ebola virus lab exposure (CIDRAP) Mishandling of Ebola virus sample (NY Times) Where could Ebola virus strike next ? (NPR) New Legos of female scientists Photo and cookie by Kathy Spindler Letters read on TWiV 318 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Mystery photos from CERN Rich - Adam E. Cohen: Bringing bioelectricity to light Kathy - Wired's top microbe stories of 2014 Dickson - Mouse joke Vincent - The Science of Epidemics (Time Inc Special) Listener Pick of the Week Neva - Sir Bacteriophage Sagi - An unboring polio documentary Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]