TWiV 287: A potentially pandemic podcast
Jun 01, 2014•1 hr 48 min
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Episode description
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Matt Frieman
Matt updates the TWiV team on MERS-coronavirus, and joins in a discussion of whether we should further regulate research on potentially pandemic pathogens.
Links for this episode- MERS stories at CIDRAP
- MERS at CDC
- MERS in the US (CDC)
- MERS-CoV map
- MERS-CoV infection after camel exposure (EID)
- MERS-CoV in dromedaries from Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia (EID)
- MERS-CoV antivirals (one, two, three, four)
- Experiments with novel potential pathogens (PLoS Med)
- Unacceptable risks (Bull Atom Sci)
- TWiX Bingo (thanks, Mark!)
- Letters read on TWiV 287
Matt - Forgive me, scientistsAlan - Do not linkVincent - bioRxivKathy - Snail photographsDickson - Solar roadways
Listener Pick of the WeekDaniel - Benz Biome concept car
Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv
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