MicrobiologyBytes

Nice video from MicrobeWorld:

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via Wired

For more than three years (since April 2006) I’ve been experimenting with podcasts covering all aspects of microbiology. I decided to have a break over the last month, and during that time I have been thinking about the future. On balance, I feel that the audio format of the podcasts does not add much value to the content beyond what could be achieved with text and images in the style of standard posts on this site. In some circumstances though, a video can add significant value, so I have decided not to post any more audio podcasts for the foreseeable future and to invest the time in producing occasional videos which you will be able to view on this site. All of the old podcast files will remain available here.

Thanks for listening, and here’s the first of the new videos:

WHO Hendra virus website

Nice introduction on YouTube:

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