Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Alan Dove
Vincent, Alan, and Rich review ten compelling virology stories of 2011.
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Ten virology stories of 2011:
- XMRV, CFS, and prostate cancer (TWiV 119, 123, 136, 150)
- Influenza H5N1, ferrets, and the NSABB (TWiV 159)
- The Panic Virus (TWiV 117)
- Polio eradication (TWiV 127, 149)
- Viral oncotherapy (TWiVÂ 124, 131, 142, 156)
- Hepatitis C virus (TWiVÂ 130, 137, 141)
- Zinc finger nuclease and HIV therapy (TWiV 144)
- Bacteria help viruses (TWiV 154)
- Human papillomaviruses (TWiV 126)
- Combating dengue with Wolbachia (TWiV 115, 147)
Links for this episode:
- Honorable mention: Color me infected (TWiV 115)
- Lo-Alter retraction (PNAS)
- Propose an ASM General Meeting session
- TWiV on Facebook
- Letters read on TWiV 164
Weekly Science Picks
Rich – Fundamentals of Molecular Virology by Nicholas H. Acheson
Alan – Fetch, with Ruff Ruffman
Vincent – Year end reviews at Rule of 6ix and Contagions
Listener Pick of the Week
Garren – Trillion-frame-per-second video
Judi – iBioMagazine
Ricardo – Brain Picking’s 11 best science books of 2011
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