TWiV 183: Bats out of hell

An episode of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 183: Bats out of hell" was published on May 13, 2012 and runs 91 minutes.

May 13, 2012 ·91m · This Week in Virology

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Connor joins the TWiV team to discuss bats as hosts for major mammalian paramyxoviruses.

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NIH response to Osterholm letter (pdf)
Who's afraid of the big, bad bioterrorist?
Bats host major mammalian paramyxoviruses (Nature Comm)
TWiV on Facebook
Letters read on TWiV 183

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