TWiV #55 - Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate

The largest TWiV panel ever assembled takes on XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome, 2009 chemistry Nobel prizes for ribosome structure, finding new poxvirus vaccine candidates, a brouhaha over leaked Canadian data on flu susceptibility, and transmission of H1N1 influenza to a pet ferret.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, Jason Rodriguez, and Rich Condit

Links for this episode:

• XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome
• XMRV not found in German prostate cancer
• 2009 Chemistry Nobel Prize for ribosome structure
• New poxvirus vaccines (e! Science and Virology articles - thanks Jim!)
• Seasonal flu shots and susceptibility to 2009 H1N1 (one, two, and three)
• Pet ferret gets H1N1 influenza from owner

Weekly Science Picks

Dick Nikon photomicroscopy contest winners at SciAm (Dick's article on vertical farming)Alan Make:Rich BBC's Planet Earth (DVD at Amazon)Jason The Collider, the Particle and a Theory About FateVincent An Epidemic of Fear and Misinformants at Wired Magazine