The Ebola virus has been making headlines since early 2014 with news of vaccines, treatments, and failing efforts to control the spread of the virus in West Africa. Here today to discuss the science and politics of the Ebola virus is Dr. Brenda Wilson, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign. We’ll talk about the biology of the Ebola virus, the three newest treatments for those infected, and predictions about the outbreak’s future.