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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiV team reviews a meta-analysis of clinical trial reports on using Tamiflu for influenza, and suggestions on how to rescue US biomedical research from its systemic flaws.

Links for this episode

• World Malaria Day
• Review of oseltamivir clinical trials (Brit Med J)
• Effectiveness of Tamiflu questioned (NHS choices)
• Tamiflu campaign (Brit Med J)
• Rescuing US biomedical research (PNAS)
• Letters read on TWiV 282

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Rich - My favorite science gifs

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Nathan - The Ascent of Man (YouTube)

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