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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy answer listener email about deformed wing virus, West Nile virus, FluMist, influenza in Canada, viruses and the tree of life, and more.

Links for this episode:

• Postcard from the ultimate student athlete (pdf)
• Fidelity of protein synthesis (Biochemistry, 5th ed.)
• Letters read on TWiV 209

Weekly Science Picks

Dickson - Cassini web site and Mars reconnaissance orbiter
Alan - OneZoom Tree of Life
Kathy - Viral tumor suppressor structure (Cell)
Vincent - Spot the Station

Listener Pick of the Week

Ricardo - Once upon a time: The possible story of viruses
Jim - Encode, myIDP, Experiment Reproduction podcasts
Mark - MoMath

Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv