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TWiV 207: Silk sheets and viral infidelity

TWiV 207: Silk sheets and viral infidelity

This Week in Virology · Vincent Racaniello

November 19, 20121h 45m

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Show Notes

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Matt Frieman, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, Matt, and Kathy review the use of silk to stabilize antibiotics and a viral vaccine, and an impaired-fidelity vaccine against SARS coronavirus.

Links for this episode: Weekly Science Picks

Matt - Virus-associated pyramids (slide #11)Alan - Similarities of wave behavior (YouTube)Kathy - The glass transitionVincent - US cattle country in uproar at virus lab plans (BBC)

Listener Pick of the Week

Ricardo - Blackawton bees and Science is for everyone (TED)Tony - Biophilia by Bjork

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