Avian H5N1 influenza and biosecurity on Science Friday
I will be on NPR’s Science Friday this afternoon (6 January, 2 PM EST) to discuss the H5N1-NSABB story. You can listen live, or download the recording which will be…
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Don’t censor influenza research
Howard Markel, Professor of the history of medicine at the University of Michigan, in the New York Times: The censorship of influenza research will do little to prevent its misuse…
Can India remain polio-free?
India has been free of polio for over one year. This is a remarkable accomplishment, considering that just 30 years ago the country recorded 200,000 cases of the disease annually,…
TWiV 198: Pox has got a squeeze-box, seals are gonna sneeze all night
On episode #198 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Kathy review fatal avian influenza virus in harbor seals, and poxvirus deployment of genomic accordions…
Virology class at Montana State University
In August this year I received the following note from Michele Hardy, Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Montana State University: I’m writing to ask if you’d be willing…
John Holland, 83
John Holland, 1995 Virologist John Holland passed away on 11 October 2013. I asked former members of his laboratory for their thoughts on his career and what he meant to…