Listen "TWiV #34 - Arsenic and facemasks"
Episode Synopsis
In episode 34 of This Week in Virology, hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and guest Stephen Morse discuss progressive vaccinia in a smallpox vaccinee, arsenic and influenza in mice, facemasks and flu transmission, and antigenic and genetic analyses of the new H1N1 influenza virus.
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Progressive vaccinia in a military smallpox vaccinee
Arsenic compromises the immune response to influenza in mice
Facemasks prevent flu transmission in a mathematical model
Serum cross-reactive antibody response to the new H1N1 influenza virus
Antigenic and genetic characteristics of the new H1N1 influenza viruses
Preparation of influenza virus vaccine seeds
Paul Ewald on the evolution of virulence
Weekly Science Picks
Alan Org-Mode
Vincent Human/Swine A/H1N1 Influenza Origins and Evolution
Stephen The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Links for this episode:
Progressive vaccinia in a military smallpox vaccinee
Arsenic compromises the immune response to influenza in mice
Facemasks prevent flu transmission in a mathematical model
Serum cross-reactive antibody response to the new H1N1 influenza virus
Antigenic and genetic characteristics of the new H1N1 influenza viruses
Preparation of influenza virus vaccine seeds
Paul Ewald on the evolution of virulence
Weekly Science Picks
Alan Org-Mode
Vincent Human/Swine A/H1N1 Influenza Origins and Evolution
Stephen The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
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