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Published: Feb. 9, 2014, 3:16 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Rich Condit, and\xa0Ashlee Bennett

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The TWiV crew discusses two reports on viruses that might have crossed kingdoms, from plants to honeybees and from plants to vertebrates.

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• Tobacco ringspot virus\xa0in honeybees (mBio)
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• Plant virus that\xa0switched to vertebrates\xa0(PNAS)
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• CDC\xa0influenza activity and surveillance
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• With\xa0Esmeralda\xa0at ASM Biodefense (jpg)
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• Image credit:\xa0Virginia Tech Learning Resources Center
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 271
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