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TWiV 56: Perspicuously perspicacious

Vincent Racaniello — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:14:55 +0000

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Cliff Mintz

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

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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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Dick 27″ iMac and Powers of Ten by Philip Morrison and Phyllis Morrison
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Cliff ePatient Connections 2009
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TWiV 53: The ends justify the means

Vincent Racaniello — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:48:24 +0000

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove

Vincent, Dick, and Alan talk about Nobel prizes for telomere research, bacteriophages that protect aphids from wasps, salicylates and pandemic influenza mortality, and hand washing.

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Nobel Prizes for telomere research
Bacteriophages encode toxins that protect aphids from wasps
14 year old dies after receiving HPV vaccine
Salicylates and pandemic influenza mortality
Canadian microbiologist says hand washing is not proven to prevent influenza
Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza
Americans unsure about receiving pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine
DnaTube (thanks Jim!)
Laboratory Director certification (pdf – thanks Megan!)
Plant production of pharmaceuticals (pdf one and pdf two – thanks Ed!)

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