TWiV #35 - Much achoo about nothing

In episode 35 of This Week in Virology, hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dick Despommier and guest Richard Kessin talk about Lujo virus, a new arenavirus, influenza, WHO rewriting pandemic rules, adjuvants, and a brief history of microbiology.

Links for this episode:

• Lujo virus, a new arenavirus

• Is CDC too optimistic about influenza?

• WHO to rewrite pandemic rules

• Adjuvant at wikipedia

• Avery, MacLeod, McCarty 50th anniversary ( pdf)

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