This Week in Virology (TWiV) #131: A REOstat for cancer

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dickson Despommier, and Brad Thompson

Vincent, Alan, and Dickson chat with Brad Thompson, CEO of Oncolytics Biotech, about using reovirus to treat cancer.

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Links for this episode:

• Patrick Lee's path to reolysin
• Reoviruses commonly infect humans
• Reovirus at ViralZone
• Onyx-411, an anti-tumor adenovirus
• BioVex, developers of OncoVEX GM-CSF
• This Week in Pediatric Oncology - TWiPO (iTunes)
• TWiV on Facebook
• Letters read on TWiV 131

Weekly Science Picks

Dickson - Angels and Insects
Alan - Science Buddies
Vincent - Emerging Diseases: The Importance of Early Warning and Surveillance (YouTube)

Listener Pick of the Week

Josh  - Prof. Racaniello's Virology course on iTunes

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