Jan. 15, 2017
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Trudy Rey
Trudy joins the the TWiVlords to discuss new tests for detecting prions in the blood, and evidence showing that foamy retroviruses originated in the seas with their jawed vertebrate hosts at least 450 million years ago.
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Trudy - Artist Jenni Viljaniemi
Alan - Radio Garden
Dickson - World's First Green Energy Boat
Kathy - mSphereDirect video and web
Rich - Deathworld Trilogy by Harry Harrison
Vincent - Trump's Vaccine Panel (NYTimes), Offit's Response (Daily Beast), ASM Letter
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