TWiV #65 - Matt's bats
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello
- Published
- Sun 10 Jan 2010
- Episode Link
- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twivmp3/~3/xA3Nafhnh8o/
On episode #65 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Matthew Frieman Vincent, Alan, and Matt discuss a project to study the RNA virome of Northeastern American bats, failure to detect XMRV in UK chronic fatigue syndrome patients, and DNA of bornavirus, an RNA virus, in mammalian genomes.
Host links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Matthew Frieman
Links for this episode:
- Mist net Indigo Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway (jpg)
- Eric Donaldson and Amy Haskew with bat in holding bag (jpg)
- XMRV not detected in UK chronic fatigue syndrome patients (virology blog)
- Bornavirus DNA in the mammalian genome
- Arenavirus DNA can be integrated into the cell genome
- Rabid raccoons in Central Park, NYC
