TWiV 343: The silence of the turnips
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello
- Published
- Sun 28 Jun 2015
- Episode Link
- http://www.twiv.tv/2015/06/28/twiv-343/
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVerinoes discuss the potential for prion spread by plants, global circulation patterns of influenza virus, and the roles of Argonautes and a viral protein in RNA silencing in plants.
Links for this episode
- Prions in plants (Cell Rep) 11:35
- Global influenza virus circulation (Nature) 20:40
- Rough patch for plant RNA silencing (Lab Times) 29:50
- Role of Argonaute proteins in plant viral defense (PLoS Path) 32:15
- Rub-inoculation (YouTube) 42:45
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiV 343 4:00, 1:11:45
Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you!
Weekly Science Picks 1:41:45
Dickson - Global rainfall and snowfall map and A Week in the Life of RainAlan - Automated patch clampKathy - More Women in Science mini LegosRich - The Martian trailerVincent - It's a bug's life
Listener Pick of the Week
May - p53 by Sue Armstrong
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