TWiV #84 - Gators go viral

On episode #84 of the podcast This Week in Virology , Vincent and Rich spoke with Dave Bloom and Grant McFadden about their work on herpesviruses and poxviruses in this episode recorded before an audience at the University of Florida, Gainesville - home of the Gators . Host links Vincent Racaniello , Rich Condit , Dave Bloom , and Grant McFadden Links for this episode: Epigenetic modulation of herpes simplex virus gene expression (thanks, Matthew!) The Red Queen and Tierra virtual environment: article one , two , three (thanks, Jesper!) Hand-held HIV detector (thanks, Jim!) Anti-angiogenic cancer therapy combined with oncolytic virotherapy (thanks, Bill!) TWiV at UF Gainesville ( jpg ) Letters read on TWiV 84 Weekly science picks: Rich - Charles F. Littlewood photographs Vincent - Not so humble pie (thanks, Sophie!) Grant - The Strangest Man by Graham Farmelo David - Is Parkinson's Disease a prion disorder?