TWiV explains research that reveals an an alternative evolutionary path of antiviral signalling in a sea anemone, and how a bacterial symbiont and a plant virus enhance insect fitness by inducing physical defenses against fungal parasites.
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Links for this episode- Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Springer-Nature retracted two papers by Max Planck, probably with a bot (Science) Alternative evolutionary path of antiviral signalling in sea anemone (Nat Ecol Evol) Bacterial symbiont and plant virus protect whitefly against fungal parasites (PNAS) Letters read on TWiV 1337 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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