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TWiV 459: Polio turns over a new leaf
Episode 459

TWiV 459: Polio turns over a new leaf

This Week in Virology

September 17, 20171h 44m

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The TWiV team reviews the first FDA approved gene therapy, accidental exposure to poliovirus type 2 in a manufacturing plant, and production of a candidate poliovirus vaccine in plants.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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This episode is brought to you by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Part of the U.S. Department of Defense, the Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department hosts the 2017 Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology Conference to exchange information on the latest and most dynamic developments for countering chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. Find out more at http://www.cbdstconference.com

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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