TWiV 201: Rabid about viruses

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Kathy answer reader email about rabies, xenotransplantation, poliovirus, Ph.D. programs, mosquitoes, and much more. Links for this episode: Mattias Schnell Novel rhabdovirus from Africa (Plos Path) Milwaukee protocol (Wikipedia) How lethal is rabies virus? (virology blog) Issues with polio eradication (J Gen Virol) Vaccine-derived polioviruses (J Inf Dis) Global pandemics with Hidde Ploegh (Vimeo) Polio vs Bin Laden (Alan Dove) Letters read on TWiV 201 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Wallace Online Rich - World Rabies Day Kathy - Yo-yos in space Dickson - The Art in Science Vincent - The Podcasters Studio Listener Pick of the Week Wink - DuckDuckGo Josh - Introduction to Solid State Chemistry Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twiv .