Jens returns to present a brief history of bioweapons, with a focus on the program in the Soviet Union, the largest ever undertaken, and his experience working in the decommissioned Soviet bioweapons laboratory known as Vector.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Jens Kuhn
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Links for this episodeJens - Nudibranchs, Beastly Garden, large nidovirus (one, two)
Rich - Living inside a canister
Dickson - Global rivers and streams
Kathy - TWiM 181 Dr. Warhol’s Periodic Table of Microbes
Vincent - Twitter Bots and Russian Trolls Amplify Vaccine Debate
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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