TWiV 249: An inordinate fondness for viruses

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Dickson, Alan and Rich discuss an estimate of the number of different mammalian viruses on Earth.
Links for this episode:

Estimate of unknown viral diversity in mammals (mBio)
How many viruses on Earth? (virology blog)
Letters read on TWiV 249

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Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - September 9, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts