Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dick recall the discovery of Lassa virus in Africa in 1969. A non-fictional account of the story, ‘Fever’, written by John G. Fuller and published in 1974, inspired Vincent to become a virologist. Part of the story took place at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital (now Columbia University Medical Center), where both Vincent and Dick are employed. Dick remembers many of the key players in this medical drama.
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I ordered a copy of Fever! from Amazon. Managed to get a second hand copy. Browned pages and all. The copy I got was published in 1977. This physical copy is older than I am 😀
Hope you enjoy 'Fever!'. The first of the genre.
Science podcast -> Futures in Biotech, second only to TWIV!
Thanks. I also like Futures in Biotech, although the recording quality
often is suboptimal.
I have noticed that also. They do get a lot of good guests though.
So many strange viruses in the world.. I caught a strange virus in Asia once..
I just got Fever! from the library and it was great. Couldn't put it down. Didn't quite have the ending I'd envisioned–“and then a vaccine was developed, they eventually managed to inoculate everyone, and they all lived happily ever after.” But a great read, and makes me hungry for more. Now to trawl through the various show notes for more book recommendations.
Glad you liked it. To help your trawling, see http://www.twiv.tv/weekly-picks/.
Glad you liked it. To help your trawling, see http://www.twiv.tv/weekly-picks/.
Google: Recall Lassa!
My kindle has fever and that is a good thing…thanks