TWiV 137: Look what the dog dragged in

June 12, 2011

dog_humanHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Amit Kapoor, and Ian Lipkin

The TWiV team speaks with Amit Kapoor and Ian Lipkin about how they discovered canine hepacivirus, and its implications for the origin and evolution of hepatitis C virus.

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3 comments on “TWiV 137: Look what the dog dragged in

  1. Alan Dove Jun 13, 2011

    Vincent, where the hell did you get that picture? It’s perfect for this episode, of course, but also intensely creepy.