TWiV 395: The cancer thief

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Guest: Stephen J. Russell From ASV 2016 at Virginia Tech, Vincent, Rich and Kathy speak with Stephen Russell about his career and his work on oncolytic virotherapy - using viruses to treat cancers. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Hokies go viral ( TWiV 285 ) MV NIS de Myelo ( TWiV 298 ) Remission of disseminated myeloma after MV treatment (Mayo Clin Proc) miRNA detargeting (J Virol) Video of this episode at YouTube This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream. Get two months free when you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Can you explain your science in 30 seconds? and How Far Can We Go? Rich - Small asteroid Earth's companion Vincent - The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee Listener Picks Dylan - Microsculpture by Levon Biss ( website ) Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]