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TWiV # 12: Prions in milk, lemur lentiviruses, RS virus vaccine, H5N1

22 December 2008 by Vincent Racaniello

twiv_aa_200This Week in Virology #12 has been posted at twiv.tv.

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In this episode, Vincent, Alan, and Angela discuss Kuru, prions in milk, ancient lentiviruses found in the chromosomes of lemurs, a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine failure in the 1960s, and recent outbreaks of H5N1 influenza in chickens.

Filed Under: Information Tagged With: H5N1, influenza, lentivirus, prion, RS virus, TWiV

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