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TWiV 384: Agent 003, a view to a fish kill

Mass die-offs of tilapia by a novel orthomyxo-like virus, Ian Lipkin’s editorial on the movie Vaxxed, and new vaccines to prevent dengue virus infections, including a human challenge model, are topics of episode #384 of the science show This Week in Virology. With guests Ian Lipkin and Nischay Mishra from the Center for Infection and Immunity. You …

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Rubella virus and birth defects

Amidst the fear surrounding Zika virus, remember that there are over 100,000 children born each year with birth defects caused by infection with rubella virus. The virus Rubella virus is a member of the Togaviridae family, which also includes chikungunya virus. The genome is a 9.7 kilobase, positive strand RNA enclosed in a capsid and surrounded by a membrane …

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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. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV117.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #117 (69 …

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