On episode #87 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Rich hear from Professor Graham Hatfull how students in the Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education (PHIRE) program learn about scientific inquiry by doing research on bacteriophages.

Host links Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Graham Hatfull

Links for this episode:

• Bacteriophage Research: Gateway to learning science
• Mycobacterium smegmatis at NCBI
• Prof. Steve Cresawn
• Scientist infected with computer virus (thanks, Jason!)
• The Invisible ABCs
• Letters read on TWiV 87

Weekly science picks:

Rich - CDC Public Health Image LibraryVincent - March of the Microbes by John L. IngrahamAlan – Great Microbiologists – A Lego MovieGraham – Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas by Forest Rohwer