Vincent, Rich, and Ed discuss the transition from academic scientist to government work, the general program of drug and vaccine development in the biodefense world and at BARDA, and career opportunities for scientists in government.

For more recent letters to TWiV, see this page. TWiV 176 Richard writes: Hi Vincent, Just listened to this weeks twiv, and the q dot dyes you mentioned are also used in electronics. There they…

Vincent, Alan, Rich and Marc discuss the finding that a limited number of incoming herpesviral genomes can replicate and express in a cell, and controlling viral replication in Aedes aegypti with a Wolbachia symbiont.