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On episode #78 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, Dickson, and Rich talk about treating arthritis with a tanapox virus protein, Darwinian evolution of prions in cell culture, and the connection between cold weather fronts and outbreaks of avian H5N1 influenza in Europe.
Host links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dickson Despommier, and Rich Condit
Links for this episode:- Treating arthritis with a tanapox virus protein that antagonizes TNF (press release and research article)
- Darwinian evolution of prions in cell culture (abstract)
- Simple diagram of prion propagation (Wikipedia)
- Thoughts on the pursuit of success in science by Charles Weissmann
- Cold fronts linked to European H5N1 outbreaks (PLoS Pathogens)
- Simon Singh's website and letter of support (thanks, Mary!)
- The importance of stupidity in scientific research (thanks, Mary!)
- Sustainable energy - without the hot air (thanks, Bernhard!)
- World Community Grid (thanks Dave!)
- Pre-order The Vertical Farm by Dickson Despommier
- Letters read on TWiV 78
Dickson Medical News Today: Infectious Diseases and Eaarth by Bill McKibben Rich U can with Beakman and Jax by Jok Church Alan UnderwaterTimes Vincent The Reef Tank
Vincent Racaniello
en.wikipedia.orgAlan Dove
dovdox.orgDickson Despommier
verticalfarm.orgRich Condit
mgm.ufl.edupress release
biocompare.comresearch article
ncbi.nlm.nih.govabstract
sciencemag.orgWikipedia
en.wikipedia.orgCharles Weissmann
imls.uzh.chPLoS Pathogens
plospathogens.orgwebsite
simonsingh.netletter of support
libelreform.orgimportance of stupidity
jcs.biologists.orgwithout the hot air
withouthotair.comWorld Community Grid
worldcommunitygrid.orgThe Vertical Farm
astore.amazon.comLetters
microbeworld.orgMedical News Today: Infectious Diseases
medicalnewstoday.comU can with Beakman and Jax
amuniversal.comUnderwaterTimes
underwatertimes.comHome
zooniverse.orgThe Reef Tank
thereeftank.com
