by Vincent Racaniello on December 20, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Alan, and Rich talk about US government contract for freeze-dried smallpox vaccine, red squirrels in the UK threatened by poxvirus, and Marseillevirus, another DNA virus from amoebae built for comfort and speed.
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by Vincent Racaniello on August 16, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Jennifer Drahos
Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Jennifer Drahos tackle the Hendra virus disease outbreak in Australia, AIDS-like disease in wild chimps, return of polio type 2 in Nigeria, the influenza pandemic wave, and rabies in three countries.
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by Vincent Racaniello on July 24, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Delthia Ricks
Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Delthia Ricks discuss a new influenza virus-like particle vaccine, dog flu, ultrasensitive pen-sized virus detector, imported rabies in the US, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and next season’s flu vaccines.
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by Vincent Racaniello on July 19, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Dick, Alan and Rich Condit chat about infectious salmon anemia virus, virus-resistant grapevines, virulence of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, origin of 1918 influenza virus, holy water ban to halt influenza, frequency of human WU and KI polyomavirus infection, rabies in China, and host species of sin [...]
by Vincent Racaniello on June 28, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Glenn Rall
Vincent and Glenn Rall chat about koi herpesvirus, H1N1 influenza vaccine produced in insect cells, attack by a rabid raccoon, and measles.
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Virus suspected in carp die-off: koi herpesvirus
H1N1 influenza vaccine produced [...]
by Vincent Racaniello on March 22, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Luis Villarreal
Vincent, Alan, and Luis talk about rabies in Viet Nam and Angola, needle-stick infections with ebolavirus and West Nile virus, and viral evolution.
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Furious rabies after an atypical exposure
Rabies outbreak in Angola
Ebolavirus needle stick injury in Germany
West Nile virus needle [...]
by Vincent Racaniello on October 18, 2008
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
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CDC page on rabies
Dick’s Ecology 101 course
Ecotone defined
Negri bodies defined (down on the page)
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