TWiV #56 - Perspicuously perspicacious

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Cliff answer questions from listeners on swine influenza origins, transmission, virulence, and vaccines, HIV and AIDS, and more. Host links : Vincent Racaniello , Dick Despommier , Alan Dove , and Cliff Mintz Links for this episode: Physicists propose ' Schrödinger's Virus ' experiment (thanks Duncan) Nanoparticle adjuvant ( ScienceDaily and Journal of Controlled Release - thanks Jim) Hand washing won't stop H1N1 at Newsweek (thanks Jim) Newsweek's virus quiz TWiV timeline ( download .m4v file - thanks Ricardo) Sanjay Gupta's H1N1 experience (thanks Lenn) Swine flu vaccine fear mongering at eSkeptic (thanks Jesper) Flu transmission and humidity ( letter from Joe) Weekly Science Picks Dick 27" iMac and Powers of Ten by Philip Morrison and Phyllis Morrison Alan ImageMagick Cliff ePatient Connections 2009 Vincent Cell size and scale