Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Laura Newcomb
Vincent and Kathy visit Laura Newcomb at California State University San Bernardino, where they talk about Laura’s viral tattoos, and a protein that protects the mosquito brain from lethal flavivirus infection.
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- Neuron-specific mosquito antiviral mechanism (PLoS Path) 10:40
- Letters read on TWiV 338 36:35
- Photos of our visit
- Video of this episode – view below or at YouTube
Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you!
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…and of course your own blog post: http://www.virology.ws/2015/05/21/sushi-protects-mosquitoes-from-lethal-virus-infections/
Oh man you guys were killing me with coleoptera. No one in the audience yelled out? It is God’s favorite order of animals (according to the J. B. S. Haldane quote).
Here’s a quick refresher quiz on insect orders. You can enter common names and the scientific ones will pop up:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/crispyceme/largest_insect_orders
Not a single audience member shouted it out! And this is a general biology department where people know these things. Today Alan fixed it on TWiV 339. But you are right, we should have known.