This Week in Virology #21: Viruses of bacteria

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Max Gottesman

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Max Gottesman discuss an unusual wasp-virus symbiosis, influenza transmission and absolute humidity, how mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection, and viruses of bacteria.

Unusual wasp-virus symbiosis
Absolute humidity modulates influenza virus transmission, survival, and seasonality
How mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection
Little Lambda, Who Made Thee?
Structure of HK97 procapsid

Science blog of the week: BioJobBlog by Cliff Mintz
Science podcast pick of the week: Distillations -  a weekly science podcast that brings you extracts from the past, present, and future of chemistry
Science book of the week: The Life of a Virus by Andrea Creager

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