TWiV #87 - A PHIREside chat with Professor Graham Hatfull

On episode #87 of the podcast This Week in Virology , Vincent, Alan, and Rich hear from Professor Graham Hatfull how students in the Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education (PHIRE) program learn about scientific inquiry by doing research on bacteriophages. Host links Vincent Racaniello , Rich Condit , Alan Dove , and Graham Hatfull Links for this episode: Bacteriophage Research: Gateway to learning science Mycobacterium smegmatis at NCBI Prof. Steve Cresawn Scientist infected with computer virus (thanks, Jason!) The Invisible ABCs Letters read on TWiV 87 Weekly science picks: Rich - CDC Public Health Image Library Vincent - March of the Microbes by John L. Ingraham Alan – Great Microbiologists – A Lego Movie Graham – Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas by Forest Rohwer