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.

 

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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

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