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TWiV 152: Viromes in the effluence of society

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Vincent, Alan, and Rich cover the virome of raw sewage, and a baculovirus gene that causes caterpillars to climb to their doom.

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Links for this episode:

• Viruses in raw sewage (mBio)
• Surprising number of viruses in sewage (EurekAlert!)
• Shinola
• Gene for an extended phenotype (Science)
• Liquefying virus uses one gene (Ed Yong)
• TWiV on Facebook
• Letters read on TWiV 152

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