TWiV 251: Don't kiss the camel

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The complete TWiV crew reviews work on MERS-coronavirus, including serological studies in camels, production of an infectious DNA clone, and identification of an interferon antagonist. Links for this episode: Stephan Chron dies (NY Times) Philip Marcus dies (NY Times) Philip Marcus on TWiV #197 Ellen Fanning dies (news@Vanderbilt) Donald Low dies (CBC News) MERS timeline MERS-CoV seroepidemiology (Eurosurveillance) MERS-CoV neutralizing antibodies in camels (Lancet Inf Dis) MERS-CoV vaccine candidate (mBio) MERS-CoV infectious DNA (PNAS) MERS-CoV protein 4a is IFN antagonist (J Virol) Letters read on TWiV 251 Weekly Science Picks Dickson - Scharf Photo Kathy - Blaschka glass models ( NY Times , Cornell ) Alan - Digital Public Library of America Rich - Dengue virus life cycle animation Vincent - Creative Live Listener Pick of the Week John - Last person to get smallpox (NPR) Peter - SARS documentary (BBC) Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]