TWiV 287: A potentially pandemic podcast
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
Weekly Science Picks
Matt - Forgive me, scientistsAlan - Do not linkVincent - bioRxivKathy - Snail photographsDickson - Solar roadways
Listener Pick of the Week
Daniel - Benz Biome concept car
Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts