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TWiV 282: Tamiflu and tenure too


Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiV team reviews a meta-analysis of clinical trial reports on using Tamiflu for influenza, and suggestions on how to rescue US biomedical research from its systemic flaws.

Links for this episode
  • World Malaria Day
  • Review of oseltamivir clinical trials (Brit Med J)
  • Effectiveness of Tamiflu questioned (NHS choices)
  • Tamiflu campaign (Brit Med J)
  • Rescuing US biomedical research (PNAS)
  • Letters read on TWiV 282
Weekly Science Picks

Alan - Northampton Airport
Vincent - 
Particle Fever
Kathy - Turn iPhone into microscope
Rich - My favorite science gifs

Listener Pick of the Week

Nathan - The Ascent of Man (YouTube)

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 April 27, 2014  1h44m