Swine Flu Revisted
By now everybody has heard that there is a Swine Flu epidemic that started in Mexico and may morph into a worldwide pandemic. The media's coverage has been mind numbing and overwhelming. For those of you who want the real skinny on the outbreak, I recommend that you read a post on the Virology Blog run by BioCrowd founder and virologist Vincent Racaniello.
Vincent did his PhD work on flu in Peter Palese's lab, one of the world's leading influenza experts. In addition to his blog post, Vincent along with Dick Despommier and Alan Dove created a also created a podcast on swine flu last Friday as the epidemic began to unfold. Check it and other virology podcasts out on This Week in Virology (TWiV).
Until next time....
Good Luck and Good Reading/Listening
