TWiV 246: Pandora, pandemics, and privacy

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Kathy discuss the huge Pandoravirus, virologists planning H7N9 gain of function experiments, and limited access to the HeLa cell genome sequence.

• Pandoraviruses (Science)


• Unlike anything seen before (virology blog)


• H7N9 gain of function experiments planned (Nature, Science)


• Virologists plan H7N9 gain of function experiments (virology blog)


• Creating a deadly virus? Not!! (USA Today)


• HeLa cell genome sequence (Nature)


• NIH Director explains HeLa agreement (Nature)


• HeLa deal (Nature)


• Biospecimen policy (Nature)


• Sequencing HeLa the right way (turbidplaque)


• Skloot on HeLa deal (The Scientist)


• HeLa deal (NY Times, USA Today)


• Picture on Condit's wall (EID)


• Letters read on TWiV 246


• Video of this episode - view below or at YouTube 

Kathy - GeoGuesserAlan - From one, many (YouTube)Vincent - Dave Bhella: The Wildy Award Talk (Microbeworld video)Rich - 1981 primitive internet report (YouTube)

CN - How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker

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