# TWiV 1337: The whitefly and the Red Queen

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Podcast: [This Week in Virology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835)
Published: 2026-07-05T04:00:00+00:00
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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. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! 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! Picks of the Week Rich – The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey; Livesuit by James S. A. Corey Alan – Climate.us, run by former NOAA scientists after Trump gutted their agency’s climate site Vincent – A Chemically Defined Synthetic Cell Capable of Growth and Replication Listener Pick Lana – The Episodic Table of Elements Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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