TWiV 417: O is the loneliest letter

Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello,  Dickson Despommier,  Alan Dove,  Rich Condit, and  Kathy SpindlerThe  Fellowship of the Virus trace the early history of HIV in North America, based on genome sequences obtained from late 1970s archival sera, which also reveal that Gaetan Dugas was not Patient Zero. Become a  patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeWHO: Zika virus is  no longer a PHEICWorld AIDS DayEarly  HIV/AIDS history in North America (Nature)Dugas was not  AIDS patient zero (virology blog)Image creditLetters read on TWiV 417This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non ­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.Check out the graduate and postdoctoral programs at the  Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Deadline for applying to the graduate program is 1 December 2016.  For more information about the Department, please visit http://bit.ly/micromssmRegister for the  2017 ASM  Grant Writing Online course.Weekly Science PicksAlan - VP8SGIDickson - New leaf-shaped spider discoveredRich - Dance of Earth and Venus About the SunKathy - Cultivar Series,  Mutatoes,  Uli Westphal siteVincent - Kung Fu Mantis vs Jumping SpiderSend your viro...
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