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TWiV 50: XMRV

by Vincent Racaniello on September 20, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Jason Rodriguez

Vincent and Jason review influenza 2009 H1N1 vaccine trials and protection against the virus conferred by the 1976 swine flu vaccine, then move on to a virus called XMRV and its possible role in prostate cancer.
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TWiV 43: Virus classification

by Vincent Racaniello on August 2, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier
Vincent and Dick explain virus classification, and revisit the 1976 swine flu immunization campaign and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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Links for this episode:
International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
CBS 60 Minutes on 1976 swine flu [...]

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