TWiV 342: Public epitope #1

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The TWiVniks discuss the structure of a virus that reproduces in an extreme environment, long-term consequences of Ebolavirus infection, and VirScan, a method to identify the different virus infections you have had in your lifetime. Links for this episode Virus with A-form DNA (Science) Viruses in the extreme (virology blog) Sequelae of Ebolavirus infection (Lancet Inf Dis) Long term Ebolavirus effects (virology blog) Take the chili ME challenge Serological profiling of human viral infections (Science) Your viral past (virology blog) Letters read on TWiV 342 Timestamps by Jennifer . Thank you! Weekly Science Picks Dickson - Incredible photos Alan - Alone in a room full of science writers Kathy - Calico cats and Siamese cats Rich - Missing link in evolution Vincent - Podcasts saving NPR and Podcasting blossoms Listener Pick of the Week Jenny - What Bill Gates is afraid of Neva - The Kardashian Index Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]