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Anne Simon joins the TWiV team to talk about plant viruses, including plum pox virus that devastates nut and stone fruit trees, and a geminivirus protein that regulates viral DNA synthesis. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Anne Simon Click arrow to play Download TWiV 512 (62 MB .mp3, 103 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Weekly Science Picks Brianne - Why are so many genes unstudied? (Zimmerand Yong) Alan - Unveiling the RNA World Rich - Spaghetti mystery solved (PNAS paper) Dickson - Science Fair Vincent - A PhD Lab Coat Ceremony Listener Picks Stephen - Flu vaccine myth rant by Crislip Jolene - Research Matters in PLoS Path and PLoS Biology Nicholas - Charity Matters app Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv |