Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Matt Evans

Matt Evans joins Vincent, Rich, Dickson, and Alan to deconstruct a mouse model for hepatitis C virus infection.

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• Mouse model for HCV infection (Nature)
• Commentary on HCV mouse model (Nature)
• Matt Evans on the Wall Street Journal Report
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Weekly Science Picks

Matt – Benezra letter to NIH (pdf); (NIH response and Nature commentary)
Dickson – The Big Thirst by Charles Fishman
Alan – Earth’s First Steps by Jerry MacDonald
Rich – Final space shuttle launch and NIAID paylines
Vincent – Hertog Global Strategy Initiative

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier

Vincent and Dick continue virology 101 with a discussion of virus entry into cells, then answer reader email on colony collapse disorder and viruses that confer a benefit to their host.

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Weekly Science Picks
Vincent PLoS Pearls
Dick West Nile virus website at CDC

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