TWiV 554: Full fathom five thy viromes lie

A trio of TWiVers reports on influenza in Australia, how a host protein impacts bird to human movement of influenza virus, and marine DNA viral diversity in the oceans from pole to pole.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Alan Dove

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Links for this episode

• Australian Influenza Surveillance 19:24
• Real-time tracking of influenza H3N2 18:46
• ANP32B, or not to be (eLife) 26:19
• ANP32B on TWiV 377 27:04
• Species specific differences in ANP32B for influenza virus replication (eLife) 26:46, 33:42
• Marine viral DNA diversity pole to pole (Cell) 38:00
• Letters read on TWiV 554 8:30, 59:47
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Science Picks 1:07:05

Alan – Stephanie Langel’s Discovery Talk
Kathy – Map of languages in the USA
Vincent – Grad student mental health with Susanna Harris video and on TWiM 199

Listener Picks

Fernando – Pushing back on hyped-up science

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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