TWiV 402: The plight of the bumblebee

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , and Rich Condit Polio returns to Nigeria, Zika virus spreads in Miami, and virus infection of plants attracts bumblebees for pollination, from the virus gentlepeople at TWiV. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Marian Horzinek , 80 (ProMedMail) Polio in Nigeria ( Atlantic , Stat , ProMedMail ) Zika virus spreads in Miami (NYTimes) More Zika virus vaccines (Science) Back to work on Zika, Congress ! (Asbury Park Press) Lack of funding will stymie Zika vaccines (Wash Examiner) FDA OK on genetically modified mosquitoes (FDA) CMV attracts aphid vectors ( TWiV #70 ) CMV attracts pollinating bumblebees (PLoS Path) Earth dwarfed by solar flare (jpg) Letters read on TWiV 402 This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completel free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100. Weekly Science Picks Alan - Solar storm that launched US space weather science Rich - Data storage on DNA Dickson - Perseid meteor show live Vincent - In the Company of Microbes by Elio Schaechter Listener Picks Neva - I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Amanda - American Gut Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]