TWiV 509: 41,103 bases under the sea

The TWiV team considers whether those who can do, can’t teach, and newly discovered viruses of planarians and Aplysia with the largest RNA genomes.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• Support Viruses Gordon Conference 4:12
• KNAW Beijerinck Prize 4:30
• Bioterrorism and Biocrimes by Seth Carus (free pdf) 8:09
• History of Biological Warfare by Seth Carus (free) 9:31
• Those Who Can Do, Can’t Teach (NYTimes) 19:23
• Planarian nidovirus (bioRxiv) 33:23
• Aplysia nidovirus (bioRxiv) 34:07, 55:07
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiV 509 7:43, 1:10:25
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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