TWiV 400: Harold '400' Varmus, a scientist for all seasons

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Guest: Harold Varmus The TWiV team is together in New York City for a conversation with Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus about his remarkable career in science. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Varmus Laboratory Varmus and Kandel on Charlie Rose (transcript) Rescuing biomedical research Letters read on TWiV 400 Video of this episode at YouTube This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream. Get two months free when you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. This episode was made possible by PLoS Pathogens - the leading Open Access journal to publish breakthroughs in understanding pathogens and their interactions with host organisms and each other. PLOS Pathogens fosters the open exchange of ideas across fields, publishing original research on viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and prions. For more information, check out www.plospathogens.org Weekly Science Picks Alan - A year on Earth Rich - TWiV #1: West Nile Virus Dickson - Chasing storms, chasing beauty Kathy - Bioartography and FASEB image and video competition Vincent - The Art and Politics of Science by Harold Varmus ( free download ) Listener Picks Trudy - Scientific Studies on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]