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In the first episode for 2018, the TWiV team reviews the amazing virology stories of 2017.

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

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• ASV 2018: asv.org, asv2018.umd.edu
• Virology stories of 2017 - in no particular order
  1. A virologist in space - TWiV 444
  2. Cool things viruses do:  Astrovirus capsids are enterotoxins TWiV 423; giant Klosneuviruses encode lots of stuff for translation TWiV 437; Giant Noumeaviruses quickly make the nucleus temporarily leaky TWiV 440
  3. TWiV 438 Drs. TWiV go to Washington and the March for Science
  4. Unexpected stuff: TWiV 451 Expectorate the unexpected; TWiV 470 Just a passing phage; TWiV 456 Be careful of canons; TWiV 455 Pork and genes; TWiV 432 gamete fusion protein from viruses
  5. TWiV 443 On a leaf no one can hear you scream. The puppet master.
  6. TWiV 448 Mavis the structure maven
  7. Viruses are us: TWiV 472 Riddle of the skinks; TWiV 439 The purloined envelope; TWiV 434 Live long and pupate
  8. Antiviral RNA: TWiV 433 Poops viruses and worms; TWiV 449 The sound of non-silencing; TWiV 450 Ben tenOever and RNA out
  9. Viruses as tools: TWiV 461 Gotta trace them all
  10. Flaviviruses: TWiV 473, 471, 468; 458; 454; 451; 432; 430; 429; 426
• NSF survey of earned doctorates
• Letters read on TWiV 475

Kathy - Voyager recording and book Rich - David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (

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