Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Mark Pallansch, and Trine Tsouderos
Vincent, Rich, Mark, and Trine discuss science and medicine in journalism and the eradication of poliovirus at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC).
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