This Week in Virology

By Vincent Racaniello

This Week in Virology is a netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick.... more

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This Week in Virology episodes:

April 21, 2014TWiV 281: The Salk legacy with Peter L. Salk
Host: Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Peter L. Salk
Vincent meets up with Peter L. Salk to talk about development of the first poliovaccine, eradication of poliomyelitis, and Jonas Salk's 100th birth anniversary.
Links for this episode
Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation
The Cutter Incident by Paul Offit
Splendid Solution by Jeffrey Kluger (review)
Coming soon: Video of this episode
Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]
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1h 31min
April 13, 2014TWiV 280: Post viral
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVmeisters answer listener email about the NEIDL, negative results, patenting MERS-coronavirus, human papillomavirus transmission, canine distemper virus, and much, much more.
Links for this episode
Poxvirus viability in historical relics (EID)
TWiM 74: It came from the Siberian permafrost
How to read a scientific paper
Image credit: Not only quilts
Letters read on TWiV 280
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - Heartbleed explanation
Vincent - Agriculture science today podcast
Kathy - Quizlet flashcards (online and iTunes)
Rich - Why nothing is truly alive
Listener Pick of the Week
Lance - Myles Power (YouTube and Facebook)
Raihan - Cheap DIY microscope
Gerald - DaVinci Press
Neal - I'm a virus
Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]
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1h 39min

FAQs about This Week in Virology:

How many episodes does This Week in Virology have?

The podcast currently has 972 episodes available.