This Week in Virology #10: Bats, elephants, and AIDS

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Guest: Alan Dove

Vincent, DIck, and Alan chat about reconstruction of a bat SARS-like coronavirus, herpesviruses that are killing elephants in zoos, and a plan to eradicate AIDS in ten years.

The Virology Network at socialmedian.com.

The bat SARS-like coronavirus: scientific article in PNAS, and the Wired Science article. 

NY Times Editorial on eradicating AIDS.

Herpesviruses killing elephants.

Science podcast pick of the week: Futures in Biotech.

Science book of the week: Principles of Molecular Virology, by AJ Cann.

Send your virology questions to twiv@twiv.tv.

 

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