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	Podcast:		This Week in Virology
	Episode:		TWiV #78 - Darwin gets weird
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		01:13:11
	Publish Date:		2010-04-18 16:30:00
	Description:		On episode #78 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, Dickson, and Rich talk about treating arthritis with a tanapox virus protein, Darwinian evolution of prions in cell culture, and the connection between cold weather fronts and outbreaks of avian H5N1 influenza in Europe. Host links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dickson Despommier, and Rich Condit Links for this episode: Treating arthritis with a tanapox virus protein that antagonizes TNF (press release and research article) Darwinian evolution of prions in cell culture (abstract) Simple diagram of prion propagation (Wikipedia) Thoughts on the pursuit of success in science by Charles Weissmann Cold fronts linked to European H5N1 outbreaks (PLoS Pathogens) Simon Singh's website and letter of support (thanks, Mary!) The importance of stupidity in scientific research (thanks, Mary!) Sustainable energy - without the hot air (thanks, Bernhard!) World Community Grid (thanks Dave!) Pre-order The Vertical Farm by Dickson Despommier Letters read on TWiV 78 Weekly science picks: Dickson Medical News Today: Infectious Diseases and Eaarth by Bill McKibben Rich U can with Beakman and Jax by Jok Church Alan UnderwaterTimes Vincent The Reef Tank
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