TWiV 287: A potentially pandemic podcast

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Matt Frieman

Matt updates the TWiV team on MERS-coronavirus, and joins in a discussion of whether we should further regulate research on potentially pandemic pathogens.

• MERS stories at CIDRAP


• MERS at CDC


• MERS in the US (CDC)


• MERS-CoV map


• MERS-CoV infection after camel exposure (EID)


• MERS-CoV in dromedaries from Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia (EID)


• MERS-CoV antivirals (one, two, three, four)


• Experiments with novel potential pathogens (PLoS Med)


• Unacceptable risks (Bull Atom Sci)


• TWiX Bingo (thanks, Mark!)


• Letters read on TWiV 287

Matt - Forgive me, scientistsAlan - Do not linkVincent - bioRxivKathy - Snail photographsDickson - Solar roadways

Daniel - Benz Biome concept car

Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]