TWiV 284: By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV team discusses how skin scarification promotes a nonspecific immune response, and whether remaining stocks of smallpox virus should be destroyed.
Links for this episode- Skin scarification protects against vaccinia virus disease (J Virol)
- Smallpox research agenda (PLoS Path)
- WHO report on variola research (pdf)
- Review of smallpox research program for WHO (pdf)
- How I record my lectures (virology blog)
- Letters read on TWiV 284
Rich - EPCOT
Vincent - Medical Biotechnology
Kathy - Alan Alda interview and Flame Challenge winner
Dickson - NASA live from space
Nicola - 50 cent microscope (be a beta tester)
Jon - Camtasia Studio
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