TWiV 239: Filterable camels

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit, and Matt Frieman Matt joins Vincent, Alan, and Rich to summarize what we know and what we do not know about the MERS coronavirus. Links for this episode: MERS-CoV update (WHO) MERS-CoV evolution (epidemic) Sick camel linked to MERS-CoV death (7Days) MERS-CoV hospital outbreak (NEJM) MERS-CoV French hospital cluster (Lancet) MERS-CoV family cluster (NEJM) Matt on MERS-CoV on the Voice of Russia Letters read on TWiV 239 Weekly Science Picks Matt - The Kid Should See This Alan - Cassini to photograph Earth Vincent - Cockroaches! (YouTube) Rich - Sydney Brenner (Web of Stories) Listener Pick of the Week Ebrahim - Virus Hunter by CJ Peters and Mark Olshaker Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]