TWiV #88 - A bug fix, an AIDS treatment, and an undead retrovirus

On episode #88 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Marc discuss using a virus for beetle control, RNA based gene therapy for AIDS, and reconstitution of a endogenous human retrovirus.

Host links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier

Links for this episode:

• Controlling the palm rhinoceros beetle with a virus
• The virologist in the Hawaiian shirt
• Information on Orcytes rhinocerus nudivirus (one, two, three)
• RNA based gene therapy for AIDS
• Reconstitution of an infectious human retrovirus (PLoS Pathogens)
• Letters read on TWiV 88

Weekly science picks:

Marc - Apple iPad as a tool for writing, with Papers, Pages, and GoodReader Alan - The Bacterium and the Bacteriophage Vincent - Naturally Obsessed (thanks, Sharon!)