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The TWiVodrome considers the intestinal tract as an alternative infection route for MERS coronavirus, and how reduced accumulation of defective viral RNAs might lead to severe influenza. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Weekly Science Picks Kathy - CD45.1 and CD45.2 mice may not be functionally equivalent Rich - Relative humidity versus dewpoint (video) Dickson - Underwater photography winners Alan - Photo of a single atom Vincent - Proposed Federal science budget cuts and The Blog is Dead Listener Pick Jess - Louis Tompkins Wright Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv |