TWiV 327: Does a gorilla shift in the woods?

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The eTWiVicators review evidence that the HIV-1 group O epidemic began with a single cross-species transmission of virus from western lowland gorillas. Links for this episode Traces of ATCV-1 associated with laboratory contamination (PNAS) ATCV-1 findings not explained by contamination (PNAS) Origin of HIV-1 group O epidemic in western lowland gorillas (PNAS) INNO-LIA Principles of Microbial Diversity Image credit: John Letters read on TWiV 327 Weekly Science Picks Alan - California bill to eliminate personal vaccine exemptions Rich - Kepler observatory ( Kepler-186f ) Kathy - USGS disease map Dickson - Philosphy of Microbiology by Maureen O'Malley Vincent - Nautilus Listener Pick of the Week Ken - Life in our phage world ( online , book party ); All about that base Neal - Gilles van Cutsem at CROI Ricardo - Flow hive Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]