Islam Hussein of Virolvlog interviews me about my career in virology and my interests in communicating science, at ASM's Microbe 2017 in New Orleans.

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David Tuller returns to discuss the continuing saga of the UK's PACE trial for chronic fatigue syndrome, including the accusation that he is engaging in libelous blogging. You can find this TWiV Special at microbe.tv/twiv, or listen below. Click arrow to play Download TWiV Special (31 MB .mp3, 50 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email ...

The TWiVsters reveal the puppet master: an RNA virus injected with wasp eggs that paralyzes the ladybug so that she protects the cocoon until the adult emerges. You can find TWiV #443 at microbe.tv/twiv, or listen below. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 443 (66 MB .mp3, 108 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV!

Host behavior alteration by viruses is known to assist the development of another organism. An example is a parasitoid wasp that injects viruses along with eggs into a caterpillar. The viral genomes encode proteins that subvert the caterpillar immune response, allowing the wasp larva to develop. A similar strategy may ...