Dec 04 2008 39 mins 137
Vincent, DIck, and Alan chat about reconstruction of a bat SARS-like coronavirus, herpesviruses that are killing elephants in zoos, and a plan to eradicate AIDS in ten years. Links for this episode: The Virology Network at socialmedian.com. The bat SARS-like coronavirus: scientific article in PNAS, and the Wired Science article. NY Times Editorial on eradicating AIDS. Herpesviruses killing elephants. Science podcast pick of the week: Futures in Biotech. Science book of the week: Principles of Molecular Virology, by AJ Cann.
