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	Podcast:		This Week in Virology
	Episode:		TWiV #55 - Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		01:31:29
	Publish Date:		2009-10-25 14:30:00
	Description:		The largest TWiV panel ever assembled takes on XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome, 2009 chemistry Nobel prizes for ribosome structure, finding new poxvirus vaccine candidates, a brouhaha over leaked Canadian data on flu susceptibility, and transmission of H1N1 influenza to a pet ferret. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, Jason Rodriguez, and Rich Condit Links for this episode: XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome XMRV not found in German prostate cancer 2009 Chemistry Nobel Prize for ribosome structure New poxvirus vaccines (e! Science and Virology articles - thanks Jim!) Seasonal flu shots and susceptibility to 2009 H1N1 (one, two, and three) Pet ferret gets H1N1 influenza from owner Weekly Science Picks Dick Nikon photomicroscopy contest winners at SciAm (Dick's article on vertical farming)Alan Make:Rich BBC's Planet Earth (DVD at Amazon)Jason The Collider, the Particle and a Theory About FateVincent An Epidemic of Fear and Misinformants at Wired Magazine
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