<description>&lt;p&gt;For more than 100 years, biologists who suggested that some cancers may be caused by viruses were the pariahs of genetics. However, they persevered and incrementally built their knowledge, leading to the discovery of retroviruses, the development of a test to diagnose HIV, and the creation of the HPV vaccine. Join us as we interview Gregory J. Morgan about his book &lt;em&gt;Cancer Virus Hunters: A History of Tumor Virology&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2 id="credits" class="wp-block-heading"&gt;Credits&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: &lt;a href= "https://www.sciencehistory.org/profile/alexis-j-pedrick"&gt;Alexis Pedrick&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Senior Producer: &lt;a href= "https://www.sciencehistory.org/profile/mariel-carr"&gt;Mariel Carr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Producer: &lt;a href= "https://www.sciencehistory.org/profile/rigoberto-hernandez"&gt;Rigoberto Hernandez&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Associate Producer: &lt;a href= "https://www.sciencehistory.org/profile/sarah-kaplan/"&gt;Sarah Kaplan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Audio Engineer: &lt;a href="https://www.podbrain.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Jonathan Pfeffer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; “Color Theme” composed by &lt;a href= "https://www.podbrain.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;Jonathan Pfeffer&lt;/a&gt;. Additional music by &lt;a href="https://www.sessions.blue/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Distillations | Science History Institute

Science History Institute

Cancer Virus Hunters: An Interview with Gregory J. Morgan

JUL 16, 202435 MIN
Distillations | Science History Institute

Cancer Virus Hunters: An Interview with Gregory J. Morgan

JUL 16, 202435 MIN

Description

For more than 100 years, biologists who suggested that some cancers may be caused by viruses were the pariahs of genetics. However, they persevered and incrementally built their knowledge, leading to the discovery of retroviruses, the development of a test to diagnose HIV, and the creation of the HPV vaccine. Join us as we interview Gregory J. Morgan about his book Cancer Virus Hunters: A History of Tumor Virology.

Credits

Host: Alexis Pedrick Senior Producer: Mariel Carr Producer: Rigoberto Hernandez Associate Producer: Sarah Kaplan Audio Engineer: Jonathan Pfeffer “Color Theme” composed by Jonathan Pfeffer. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions