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Published: Feb. 16, 2014, 5 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Rich Condit, and\xa0Kathy Spindler

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The TWiV team describes aphid control by using a viral capsid protein to deliver a spider toxin to plants, and a human endogenous retrovirus that enhances expression of a neuronal gene.

\nLinks for this episode\n

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• Toxin delivery\xa0to plants by viral capsid protein (Nat Biotech)
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• Pea enation mosaic virus\xa0(ViralZone)
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• Image credit: Aphid membrane\xa0feeding chamber\xa0(Sci Rep)
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• Aphid\xa0feeding chamber\xa0(YouTube)
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• Parafilm\xa0(Wikipedia)
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• Human endogenous retrovirus\xa0enhances neural gene (PNAS)
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• Flu, common cold, alternative medicine (NCCAM)
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• Cold vs flu\xa0(CDC)
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• Phage hunters
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• Bed bugs\xa0and infectious disease (PLoS Path)
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 272
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