This Week in Virology #17: Seminal discoveries in virology

 

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier Guest: Saul Silverstein

Vincent, Dick, and Saul talk about discoveries in virology that have had a major impact on the field.

Sem•i•nal (adjective): strongly influencing later developments

Gates Foundation donates to polio eradication effort.
Testing a bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine in India. 
We played a clip from net@night episode 83. 

Science blog of the week: Research Blogging
Science podcast pick of the week: Boston Museum of Science podcast
Science book of the week: The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher by Lewis Thomas

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