TWiV #17 - Seminal discoveries in virology

Vincent, Dick, and Saul talk about discoveries in virology that have had a major impact on the field. Sem•i•nal (adjective): strongly influencing later developments. Note: There are two HPV vaccines on the market: Gardasil (quadrivalent, types 6, 11, 16, 18) and Cervarix (bivalent, types 16 and 18). Links for this episode: Gates Foundation donates to polio eradication effort. Testing a bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine in India . We played a clip from net@night episode 83 . I wrote about Jonathan Swift’s ‘Animalcules’ on virology blog . Science blog of the week : Research Blogging Science podcast pick of the week : Boston Museum of Science podcast Science book of the week : The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher by Lewis Thomas