TWiV 257: Caveat mTOR

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiV team consider how the kinase mTOR modulates the antibody response to provide broad protection against influenza virus, and explore the problems with scientific research.

Links for this episode

• Two lives intertwined (Ann Rev Imm)
• John Holland, 83
• Kinase mTOR modulates antibody response (Nat Imm)
• Drug widens immunity to flu (TheScientist)
• Concerto in B (TWiV 161)
• How science goes wrong (Economist)
• Trouble at the lab (Economist)
• Reforming science (TWiV 184)
• Letters read on TWiV 257

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Listener Pick of the Week

Peter - Score and ignore (pdf)

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