TWiV 495: Influenza virus keeps its ion channel 20

The TWiVerati follow up on the Ebola virus outbreak, virulence of Ebola-Makona, and reveal how a parasitoid is revealed to hyperparasitoids, and binding of influenza virus to a calcium ion channel to mediate influenza virus entry.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

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Links for this episode

• ASM Microbe 2018
• Support Viruses & Cells Gordon Conference
• Faculty positions at Icahn School of Medicine
• International dsRNA Virus Symposium
• Tracing Ebola virus contacts(CIDRAP)
• WHO FAQ Ebola virus vaccine(WHO)
• Nipah virusoutbreak (CIDRAP)
• Revealingparasitoid to hyperparasitoid (PNAS)
• Hyperparasitoidvideo (YouTube)
• Calcium channeland influenza virus entry (Cell Host Microbe)
• Letters readon TWiV 495

Weekly Science Picks

Alan - National Cryptologic Museum
Rich - Science is mostly about staring
Dickson - New Zealand gloworms
Kathy - Openingof Smithsonian Outbreak; conference advice General ASV
Vincent - ICTV online

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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