In the first episode for 2019, the TWiV team reviews the amazing virology stories of the past year. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Please take the TWiV listener survey ASV 2019 Satellite Symposia Crowdfunding for EV-D68 research TWiV World Tour 2018 t-shirt (Amazon) Cool virology from 2018 Viruses behind AD? TWiV 505, TWiV 519, clinical trial one and two Wolbachia-mosquito release halts dengue (TWiV 506); World Mosquito Program Evolutionary history of RNA viruses: TWiV 491 and TWiV 526 Horsepox as ancestral smallpox vaccine, including synthesis: TWiV 478 Ebola continues: TWiV 494, TWiV 495, TWiV 505, TWiV 507, TWiV 515, TWiV 482 Clues to many mysteries: TWiV 481, TWiV 484, TWiV 493, TWiV 515, TWiV 522 Pro-vaccination: TWiV 500, TWiV 496, TWiV Special; measles in Ukraineand Europe Outbreak influence: TWiV 501, TWiV 527, TWiV 520, TWiV 507, TWiV 504 Insect viruses and immunity: TWiV 525, TWiV 524, TWiV 522, TWiV 495, TWiV 485, TWiV 482, TWiV 479 Big RNA virus genomes (TWiV 509) and Giant viruses: TWiV 490, TWiV 506, TWiV 521, TWiV 484 Letters read on TWiV 528 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Alan - Pandemic Trail game Rich- On a Bat’s Wing and a Prayer Dickson- Decoding Watson Kathy- Phenotypic variation in outbred and inbred mice Vincent - Trump County Confronts the Administration Amid Rash of Child Cancers Listener Pick Anne- Peter Hotez interview Islam- Letter from Crick to Watson (pdf) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv