TWiV 525: The A Bee Cs of bee viruses

Michelle Flenniken joins TWiV to talk about honeybees and the work of her laboratory on honeybee viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

Guest: Michelle Flenniken

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Links for this episode

• MSU Pollinator Health Center
• Honeybee antiviral defenses (Sci Rep)
• The buzz about honeybee viruses (PLoS Path)
• Recently identified bee viruses (Curr Op Insect Sci)
• Videos on honey bee researchat MSU, honey bee pathogens, honey bee pathogen detection (YouTube)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Science Picks

Michelle - First 21 days of a bee's life; NPR's Hidden Brain; Varroa destructor triggers deformed wing virus in bees Brianne - Flu Near You Alan - Skype a Scientist program Rich- NASA's Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space Kathy- Which ones are bees? And What it feels like to be a bee Vincent - Fecal sequencing and Vaccines did not cause Rachel's autism by Peter Hotez

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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