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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV team discusses recent cases of polio-like paralysis in California, and the virome of 14th century paleofeces.
Links for this episode- MERS-CoV in dromedary camels (EID)
- Virologist Al Kapikian dies
- Polio-like illness in CA (ProMedMail)
- Acute flaccid paralysis
- AFP in India (EID)
- Enterovirus 68 (MMWR)
- EV 68 CNS infection (Arch Path Lab Med)
- Polio-free does not mean paralysis-free (The Hindu)
- Viruses in 14th century coprolite (AEM)
- Coprolite and paleofeces
- Ancient poxvirus (EID)
- Giant coprolite (WordADay)
- Letters read on TWiV 274
Alan - The science of science communicationRich - Command and Control by Eric SchlosserDickson - Top 10 plant virusesVincent - Is the Nobel Prize good for science?Kathy - Time to rethink graduate and postdoc education (YouTube)
Listener Pick of the WeekJon - Lessons from a Kansas graveyardMike - Cross a fashion designer with a microbiologist
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Vincent Racaniello
en.wikipedia.orgDickson Despommier
verticalfarm.comAlan Dove
turbidplaque.comRich Condit
bit.lyKathy Spindler
sitemaker.umich.edudromedary camels
wwwnc.cdc.govAl Kapikian
niaid.nih.govPolio-like illness
promedmail.orgAcute flaccid paralysis
health.qld.gov.auAFP in India
wwwnc.cdc.govEnterovirus 68
cdc.govCNS infection
ncbi.nlm.nih.govparalysis-free
thehindu.com14th century coprolite
aem.asm.orgCoprolite
en.wikipedia.orgpaleofeces
en.wikipedia.orgAncient
ncbi.nlm.nih.govcoprolite
wordsmith.orgLetters read
twiv.tvThe science of science communication
nasonline.orgCommand and Control
astore.amazon.comTop 10 plant viruses
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov-
gizmodo.comIs the Nobel Prize good for science?
ncbi.nlm.nih.govLessons from a Kansas graveyard
dianastaresinicdeane.wordpress.comCross a fashion designer with a microbiologist
upworthy.com