TWiV 355: Baby's first virome

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The TWiV team considers the effect of a Leishmaniavirus on the efficacy of drug treatment, and the human fecal virome and microbiome in twins during early infancy. Links for this episode Announcing mSphere 5:50 Leishmania virus influences drug outcome ( paper 1 , paper 2 ) 25:15 Human gut virome and microbiome in infants (Nat Med) 46:00 Multiple displacement amplification (Wiki) 46:00 Virome of adult twins (Nature) 49:15 Illumination by Kevin Folta 1:31:00 Folta story at RetractionWatch 1:41:40 Image credit Letters read on TWiV 355 9:40, 1:20:30 This episode is sponsored by ASMGAP 5:00 Timestamps by Jennifer . Thanks! Weekly Science Picks 1:42:20 Alan - Vexed Muddler store Rich - Ivanpah Solar Power Facility Kathy - The real Kermit Dickson - Animal Portraits Vincent - Adventures of the Regatjes, Vaccines by Susan Nasif Listener Pick of the Week Jacob - Great Wall of China keeps rabbits out Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]