This Week in Virology

TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Brought to you by four university professors and a science writer.

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TWiV #56 - Perspicuously perspicacious


Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Cliff answer questions from listeners on swine influenza origins, transmission, virulence, and vaccines, HIV and AIDS, and more.

Host links: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Cliff Mintz

Links for this episode:

 

  • Physicists propose 'Schrödinger's Virus' experiment (thanks Duncan)
  • Nanoparticle adjuvant (ScienceDaily and Journal of Controlled Release - thanks Jim)
  • Hand washing won't stop H1N1 at Newsweek (thanks Jim)
  • Newsweek's virus quiz
  • TWiV timeline (download .m4v file - thanks Ricardo)
  • Sanjay Gupta's H1N1 experience (thanks Lenn)
  • Swine flu vaccine fear mongering at eSkeptic (thanks Jesper)
  • Flu transmission and humidity (letter from Joe)
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Cliff
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Vincent
Cell size and scale


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 November 1, 2009  1h19m