TWiV #21 - Viruses of bacteria

In episode 21 of This Week in Virology , hosts Vincent Racaniello , Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and special guest Max Gottesman , discuss an unusual wasp-virus symbiosis, influenza transmission and absolute humidity, how mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection, and viruses of bacteria. Links in the episode indlude: Unusual wasp-virus symbiosis Absolute humidity modulates influenza virus transmission, survival, and seasonality How mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection Little Lambda , Who Made Thee? Structure of HK97 procapsid Science blog of the week: BioJobBlog by Cliff Mintz Science podcast pick of the week: Distillations - a weekly science podcast that brings you extracts from the past, present, and future of chemistry Science book of the week: The Life of a Virus by Andrea Creager