Monthly Archives: December 2016

Thanks for a wonderful 2016 on Contagious Thinking!

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What a year…. 16 blog posts; 12 podcasts (5 external, 7 internal); 1 PI-led post (Thanks Ed and Dave!); 21 people interviewed; 7 contributors; an undergraduate student, 1,155 listeners and 5,148 blog views; 16 photos on Instagram;  7 videos on Youtube Thank you! Hi everyone. 2016 was a fantastic year for Contagious Thinking and our team,… Continue reading

Can virologists combat antibiotic resistance?

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    If you listened to this episode of Contagious Thinking, and have a couple of minutes to spare, please fill in this questionnaire about the podcast; https://goo.gl/forms/gWqwGLq5pZjUJcNb2   When bacteria ruled the world   Antibiotics don’t resolve viral infections. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that research in virology can’t impact antibiotic resistance, a problem… Continue reading

How the CVR is tackling HIV and AIDS

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  *** Please fill in this questionnaire about the podcast and how it can be improved in the future. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL…/viewform?c=0&w=1 *** Is HIV and AIDS still important? Every year, the first of December marks World AIDS day (history here). AIDS, or acquired deficiency syndrome , is a serious viral disease that results from infection with Human Immunodeficiency… Continue reading