TWiV 117: The Panic Virus with Seth Mnookin

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Seth Mnookin

On episode #117 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent and Rich converse with Seth Mnookin, author of The Panic Virus, about vaccines, autism, thimerosal, and a contagion of human unreason run wild.

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Links for this episode:

• Functional HERV-K envelope protein (thanks, Jamie!)
• Reverse zoonoses
• Dog influenza at CDC
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• Letters read on TWiV 117

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