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Published: May 3, 2015, 1:04 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Rich Condit, and\xa0Kathy Spindler

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The TWiVumvirate discusses a whole Ebolavirus vaccine that protects primates, the finding that Ebolavirus is not undergoing rapid evolution, and a proposal to increase the pool of life science researchers by cutting money and time from grants.

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This episode is sponsored by\xa0ASM Microbe\xa0and\xa0ICAAC/ICC

\nLinks for this episode\n

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• Possible\xa0sexual transmission\xa0of Ebolavirus (MMWR)
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• Ebolavirus\xa0whole-virus vaccine\xa0protects primates (Science)
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• Biologically contained\xa0Ebolaviruses (PNAS)
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• Ebolavirus is evolving\xa0but not changing\xa0(Virology)
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• Ebolavirus\xa0not undergoing\xa0rapid evolution (Science)
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 335
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Timestamps by\xa0Jennifer. Thank you!

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