This Week in Virology

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVome discuss the blood virome of 8,420 humans, and thoroughly geek out on a paper about the number of parental viruses in a plaque. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASM Grant Writing Course Screwworm letters Blood DNA virome of 8,240 humans (PLoS Path) Plaque co-infection frequencies (mBio) Ode to a plaque (TWiV 68) Counting viruses (Virus Watch) First animal virus plaque assay (J Exp Med) Letters read on TWiV 435 This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. See what's on the menu this week and get your first 3 meals free with your first purchase – WITH FREE SHIPPING – by going to blueapron.com/twiv Weekly Science Picks Alan - Couple donates insect collection Kathy - Why is science important to you? Rich - Hook Dickson - Ten Incredible Astronomy Pictures Vincent - Why Trump's NIH Cuts Should Worry Us and The Real Threat to National Security: Deadly Disease Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler The esteemed TWiVumvirate reveal the discovery of a new negative stranded RNA virus of wasps that regulates longevity and sex ratio of its parasitoid host. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASM Microbe 2017 Parasitoid wasp virus regulates sex ratio (PLoS Path) What is a contig? Image credit Letters read on TWiV 434 This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. See what's on the menu this week and get your first 3 meals free with your first purchase – WITH FREE SHIPPING – by going to blueapron.com/twiv Weekly Science Picks Alan - The Wrath of Khan from Bug Chicks Kathy - Boaty McBoatface submarine launching Dickson - Fierce animal portraits Vincent - Westworld Listener Picks Hannah - Plague, Inc Stig - John Oliver: Trump vs the truth Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler The lovely TWiV team explore evolution of our fecal virome, and the antiviral RNA interference response in the nematode C. elegans. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASM Clinical Virology Symposium Evolution of the human fecal virome (PNAS) Antiviral RNAi response in C. elegans (Curr Biol) Orsay virus (TWiV 123) Broad VSV host range (J Comp Neurol) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 433 This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. See what's on the menu this week and get your first 3 meals free with your first purchase – WITH FREE SHIPPING – by going to blueapron.com/twiv Weekly Science Picks Alan - Contact information for Senators and Representatives Kathy - How Tumor Virology Transformed Oncology Dickson - Seven new species of Peacock Spider Vincent - Proposed NIH budget cut and Expensive Oxford Comma Listener Pick Kim - Pigeon Fashion Week (TWiEVO 7) Richard - aeroMorph and Understanding Molecular EvolutionJohnye - Ice Instruments and Fahrenheit and Celsius Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVites discuss Zika virus seroprevalence in wild monkeys, Zika virus mRNA vaccines, and a gamete fusion protein inherited from viruses. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Nido2017 Meeting ASMCUE Seroprevalence of Zika virus in wild monkeys and baboons (mSphere) Zika virus mRNA vaccines (paper one, paper two) Gamete fusion protein is type II viral fusogen (paper one, paper two) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 432 This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. See what's on the menu this week and get your first 3 meals free with your first purchase – WITH FREE SHIPPING – by going to blueapron.com/twiv Weekly Science Picks Alan - Raspberry pi Kathy - The Worst F%ing Words Ever Dickson - NASA images of climate changeBrianne - How herd immunity works Vincent - Radioactive boars in Fukushima Listener Pick Margaret - DNA socks and gloves Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVirions reveal bacteriophage genes that control eukaryotic reproduction, and the biochemical basis for increased Ebolavirus glycoprotein activity during the recent outbreak. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Nido2017 Meeting ASM Microbe 2017 Mark Buller obituary RS virus pipeline (pdf) Prophage WO genes and cytoplasmic incompatibility (Nature) Vanderbilt Virology (TWiV 332) Basis for increased Ebolavirus glycoprotein activity (Cell Host Micr) Letters read on TWiV 431 This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. See what's on the menu this week and get your first 3 meals free with your first purchase – WITH FREE SHIPPING – by going to blueapron.com/twiv Weekly Science Picks Rich - Germ Theory by Robert P. GaynesAlan - Student Scientist Partnerships Kathy - Symbiartic Dickson - PaleoBioDB Navigator Vincent - Kusama Infinity Room Listener Pick Chaim - How to fight back against the backfire effect Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The TWiX cabal discuss sexual transmission of Zika virus in mice, and how immune escape enables herpes simplex virus escape from latency. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Nido2017 Meeting ASM Clinical Virology Symposium Zika virus sexual transmission in mice (Cell Rep) Viral RNA is not infectious virus (virology blog) Methyl-phospho switch (TWiV 369) Immune escape of herpesvirus from latency (Cell Rep) Restarting lytic gene expression (J Virol) Letters read on TWiV 430 This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. See what's on the menu this week and get your first 3 meals free with your first purchase – WITH FREE SHIPPING – by going to blueapron.com/twiv Weekly Science Picks Rich - Vipassana Momma (Dravet Syndrome) Kathy - Landlines Chrome Experiments Dickson - Origami Revolution Vincent - Hunched Over a Microscope Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Katie Antony, Tom Friedrich, Emma Mohr, and David O'Connor Vincent meets with members of team ZEST at the University of Wisconsin Madison to discuss their macaque model for Zika virus pathogenesis. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Badgers Go Viral (TWiV 260) Rhesus macaque model of Zika virus infection (Nat Commun) Heterologous Zika virus protection in macaques (PLoS NTD) ZEST Data Portal This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. See what's on the menu this week and get your first 3 meals free – WITH FREE SHIPPING – by going to blueapron.com/twiv Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVsters explain how superspreader bacteriophages release intact DNA from infected cells, and the role of astrocytes in protecting the cerebellum from virus infection. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Nido2017 Meeting Superspreader bacteriophages (mBio) Astrocytes, interferon, and viral infection (JCI) Viral disruption of blood brain barrier (Trends Micro) On Warts by Lewis Thomas (pdf) Letters read on TWiV 428 This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. See what's on the menu this week and get your first 3 meals free – WITH FREE SHIPPING – by going to blueapron.com/twiv Weekly Science Picks Alan - Skulls Unlimited Rich - Bernard Moss Reflection Kathy - Why vaccines don't cause autism Dickson - Honomobo Vincent - Trump vs FDA Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Host: Vincent Racaniello Guest: Vincent Munster At the Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Hamilton, Montana, Vincent speaks with Vincent Munster about the work of his laboratory on MERS-coronavirus and Ebolaviruses. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Rocky Mountain Laboratory Munster Laboratory Small town, big science (TWiM 140) Image credit Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVoids discuss the March for Science, the GOF moratorium, and a classic virology paper on mapping the gene order for vesicular stomatitis virus. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASM 2017 election is now open - VOTE HERE ASM Election questions: Which positions are we voting for? What is the ASM Board of Directors? Organization Chart What is the Council on Microbial Sciences? Organization Chart FAQs Scientists' march is bad idea (NY Times) GOF moratorium lifted (Archived White House) VSV gene order (PNAS) VSV gene order later (PNAS) Letters read on TWiV 427 This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. See what's on the menu this week and get your first 3 meals free – WITH FREE SHIPPING – by going to blueapron.com/twiv Weekly Science Picks Alan - Good Omen miniseries (book) Kathy - How to cure earworms Dickson - Exoplanets orbits Vincent - Outbreak News Today Listener Pick Tom - The Smartest Protester Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv