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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