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TWiV 147: Debugging dengue

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove

The complete TWiV gang discusses the use of Wolbachia to control mosquito-borne infections.

Right-click to download TWiV 147 (64 MB .mp3, 89 minutes).

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Links for this episode:

• miRNAs and colonization by Wolbachia (PNAS)
• Wolbachia blocks dengue, invades caged mosquitos (Nature)
• Establishment of Wolbachia in Aedes populations (Nature)
• Ed Yong on dengue control by Wolbachia
• TWiV on Facebook
• Letters read on TWiV 147

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