Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Dickson, Alan and Rich discuss an estimate of the number of different mammalian viruses on Earth.
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- Estimate of unknown viral diversity in mammals (mBio)
- How many viruses on Earth? (virology blog)
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