TWiV 327: Does a gorilla shift in the woods?

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The eTWiVicators review evidence that the HIV-1 group O epidemic began with a single cross-species transmission of virus from western lowland gorillas. Links for this episode Traces of ATCV-1 associated with laboratory contamination (PNAS) ATCV-1 findings not explained by contamination (PNAS) Origin of HIV-1 group O epidemic in western lowland gorillas (PNAS) INNO-LIA Principles of Microbial Diversity Image credit: John Letters read on TWiV 327 Weekly Science Picks Alan - California bill to eliminate personal vaccine exemptionsRich - Kepler observatory (Kepler-186f)Kathy - USGS disease mapDickson - Philosphy of Microbiology by Maureen O'MalleyVincent - Nautilus Listener Pick of the Week Ken - Life in our phage world (online, book party); All about that baseNeal - Gilles van Cutsem at CROIRicardo - Flow hive Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv
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