This week we finish up our discussion of "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston. Last week you heard about the harrowing origins of the Marburg Virus, Ebola Zaire, and Ebola Sudan. Tune in for a discussion of biosafety level 4 safety protocols, the ethics of using primates in medical research, and an outbreak of a deadly disease on American soil.

In the show, we talk about the structure of Ebola and various filoviruses. You can see some electron microscope images of the virus here: https://www.utmb.edu/virusimages/VI/ebola.