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Published: Dec. 30, 2012, 11:03 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Rich Condit,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0and\xa0Kathy Spindler

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In their final episode of the year, the TWiV team reviews twelve cool virology stories from 2012.

\nTwelve virology stories from 2012:\n

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1. H5N1 (TWiV\xa0190,\xa0182,\xa0177,\xa0173,\xa0168)
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2. Polymorphisms that control susceptibility (TWiV\xa0175,\xa0180)
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3. New virus receptors (TWiV\xa0166,\xa0210)
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4. XMRV: Last nail in the coffin (TWiV special)
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5. Polio eradication troubles in Pakistan (NY Times\xa0one,\xa0two,\xa0three;\xa0virology blog)
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6. Biomedical research crisis (TWiV\xa0208,\xa0184,\xa0189,\xa0194)
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7. Polydnaviruses in parasitoid wasps (TWiV 179)
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8. Carolyn Coyne\u2019s placental barrier story (TWiV 193)
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9. Touring NEIDL (TWiV 200)
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10. Epidemiology (TWiV\xa0169,\xa0178)
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11. A good year for virus hunting (173,\xa0183,\xa0195,\xa0196,\xa0198,\xa0199,\xa0204)
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12. Pox accordion (TWiV\xa0198)
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\nLinks for this episode:\n

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• US plans for\xa0H5N1 research\xa0(ScienceInsider)
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• FDA recommends\xa0against Ampligen
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• Rituximab and CFS\xa0(PLoS One)
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• No evidence for XMRV in\xa0prostate cancer\xa0(PLoS One)
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• Retraction\xa0of XMRV prostate cancer paper (Retraction Watch)
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• Gender bias\xa0among science faculty (PNAS)
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• NEIDL risk assessment
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• Virology 101 at TWiV
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 213
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\nWeekly Science Picks\n

Rich -\xa0Our Mr. Sun\xa0(IMDB entry) (wiki)
Alan -\xa0PubReader from NCBI\xa0announcement\xa0and\xa0instructions
Kathy -\xa0Popular Mechanics 110 picks for the next 110 years
Vincent\xa0-\xa0366 days: Nature's 10

\nListener Pick of the Week\n

Matt\xa0-\xa0The flu vaccine controversy

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