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The TWiV team considers the effect of a Leishmaniavirus on the efficacy of drug treatment, and the human fecal virome and microbiome in twins during early infancy.
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- Announcing mSphere 5:50
- Leishmania virus influences drug outcome (paper 1, paper 2) 25:15
- Human gut virome and microbiome in infants (Nat Med) 46:00
- Multiple displacement amplification (Wiki) 46:00
- Virome of adult twins (Nature) 49:15
- Illumination by Kevin Folta 1:31:00
- Folta story at RetractionWatch 1:41:40
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- Letters read on TWiV 355 9:40, 1:20:30
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Timestamps by Jennifer. Thanks!
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It is perhaps worth noting that the Folta story also hit the front page of the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/us/food-industry-enlisted-academics-in-gmo-lobbying-war-emails-show.html
I note this just to point out that the story has attracted broad interest—I do not mean to endorse that article. See also Folta’s FAQ/responses to that piece for balance.
Great show. Go WUSTL!
How creepy is MCV virus?