TWiV #53 - The ends justify the means

11/10/2009 1h 1min
TWiV #53 - The ends justify the means

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Episode Synopsis

Vincent, Dick, and Alan talk about Nobel prizes for telomere research, bacteriophages that protect aphids from wasps, salicylates and pandemic influenza mortality, and hand washing.
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Bacteriophages encode toxins that protect aphids from wasps
14 year old dies after receiving HPV vaccine
Salicylates and pandemic influenza mortality
Canadian microbiologist says hand washing is not proven to prevent influenza
Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza
Americans unsure about receiving pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine
DnaTube (thanks Jim!)
Laboratory Director certification (pdf - thanks Megan!)
Plant production of pharmaceuticals (pdf one and pdf two - thanks Ed!)

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