TWiV 402: The plight of the bumblebee
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Polio returns to Nigeria, Zika virus spreads in Miami, and virus infection of plants attracts bumblebees for pollination, from the virus gentlepeople at TWiV.
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Links for this episode- Marian Horzinek, 80 (ProMedMail)
- Polio in Nigeria (Atlantic, Stat, ProMedMail)
- Zika virus spreads in Miami (NYTimes)
- More Zika virus vaccines (Science)
- Back to work on Zika, Congress ! (Asbury Park Press)
- Lack of funding will stymie Zika vaccines (Wash Examiner)
- FDA OK on genetically modified mosquitoes (FDA)
- CMV attracts aphid vectors (TWiV #70)
- CMV attracts pollinating bumblebees (PLoS Path)
- Earth dwarfed by solar flare (jpg)
- Letters read on TWiV 402
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