TWiV 336: Brought to you by the letters H, N, P, and Eye

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The TWiVsters explore mutations in the interferon pathway associated with severe influenza in a child, outbreaks of avian influenza in North American poultry farms, Ebolavirus infection of the eye weeks after recovery, and Ebolavirus stability on surfaces and fluids. This episode is sponsored by @ASM Conferences and ASM Microbe Links for this episode Life threatening influenza and IRF7 deficiency (Science) Whole exome sequencing (Wikipedia) Herpes encephalitis in children with Trif deficiency ( TWiV 175 ) Avian influenza in the US ( USDA , ProMedMail , CDC ) Ebola eye ( NEJM , NYTimes ) Viral persistence (Virology lectures, pdf) Uveitis (National Eye Institute) Image credit Stability of Ebolavirus on surfaces (EID) Ignorance with Stuart Firestein (TWiV Special) Letters read on TWiV Timestamps by Jennifer . Thank you! Weekly Science Picks Alan - Winogradsky time-lapse Rich - Missing link in evolution of complex cells Kathy - Grantome Dickson - National Geographic Landscape Photo of the Day Vincent - PyMol and Chimera Listener Pick of the Week Mauricio - Vax!