TWiV 347: Rose rosette and squirrel roulette

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , and Rich Condit Vincent, Alan, and Rich discuss the virus behind rose rosette disease, and fatal human encephalitis caused by a variegated squirrel bornavirus. Links for this episode Virology tenure-track position at NIH (pdf) 7:00 Voinnet investigation is a Swiss Federal secret (twitter) 12:25 Rose rosette disease in Ft. Worth (Star Telegram) 29:35 Rose rosette virus discovered (J Gen Virol) 34:25 Emeravirus (ViralZone) 33:55 Eriophyid mites (MI Botanical Garden) 32:40 Mite vector of rose rosette disease (U Florida) 34:55 Image credit Squirrel bornavirus associated with human encephalitis (NEJM) 38:40 Poll: How do you consume podcasts? 1:21:40 Letters read on TWiV 347 8:10, 59:40 This episode is sponsored by ASM GAP and ICAAC/ICC Time stamps by Jennifer . Thanks! Weekly Science Picks 1:17:05 Alan - National Immunization Awareness Month (Twitter campaign) Rich - Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty Vincent - iPhone owns podcasts (9to5Mac) Listener Pick of the Week Sandra - World Zoonoses Day graphic Peter - Mammal-carnivorous plant mutualism ( bat and shrew ) Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]