TWiV 251: Don't kiss the camel
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The complete TWiV crew reviews work on MERS-coronavirus, including serological studies in camels, production of an infectious DNA clone, and identification of an interferon antagonist.
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Stephan Chron dies (NY Times)
Philip Marcus dies (NY Times)
Philip Marcus on TWiV #197
Ellen Fanning dies (news@Vanderbilt)
Donald Low dies (CBC News)
MERS timeline
MERS-CoV seroepidemiology (Eurosurveillance)
MERS-CoV neutralizing antibodies in came...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - September 20, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 229: Partly cloudy with a high of H7N9
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove
Vincent, Rich, Dickson, and Alan review the current status of human infections with avian influenza H7N9 virus.
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Hilary Koprowski, 96 (NY Times)
Koprowski, Kessin, Racaniello photo
Listen to the Music by Roger Vaughan
Influenza ocular infections (one, two)
H7N9 global concerns (NEJM)
Human infection with H7N9 (NEJM)
WHO Global Alert and Response, H7N9
Avian influenza A(H7N9) virus (WHO)
Novel H7N9 reassortant, implications for Europe (Eurosurveill)
Genetic a...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 21, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 228: Cal Bears go viral
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Britt Glausinger, and Eva Harris
Vincent visits the University of California at Berkeley and speaks with Britt Glaunsinger and Eva Harris about their work on Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus and dengue virus.
Thanks to the Microbiology Graduate Students for hosting me at their annual symposium, and especially to Emma, Lisa, and Zoe for their wonderful hospitality during my stay.
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RNA element in IL-6 confers SOX resistance (J Virol)
Dual uORFs regulate herpesviral translation (PLoS Path)
Common viral strategy for RNA degradation&nbs...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 14, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV #206 - Viral turducken
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dickson Despommier, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan, Dickson, and Kathy discuss how the innate immune response to viral infection influences the production of pluripotent stem cells, and the diverse mobilome of giant viruses.
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Innate immunity and nuclear reprogramming (Cell)
Viruses affect cell reprogramming (The Scientist)
Cell-penetrating peptides (Trends Mol Med)
Provirophages and transpovirons (PNAS)
Organic Lake photo and map
Letters read on TWiV 206
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - Locust b...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 11, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Biosafety Concerns Involving Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Malaria and Dengue in Developing Countries
Interview with Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, author of Biosafety Concerns Involving Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Malaria and Dengue in Developing Countries (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 1, 2011 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA: 2011-03-02, Vol. 305, No. 9, Author Interview
Interview with Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, author of Biosafety Concerns Involving Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Malaria and Dengue in Developing Countries (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 1, 2011 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Dengue
Dr Danille Esler talks about what GPs need to know about the clinical and public health ramifications of Dengue. The epidemiology of Dengue fever has changed in recent years and there has been a recent outbreak of the disease in northern Queensland. GPs can find out about recent outbreaks on the websites of the World Health Organisation, Centers for Disease Control and, in the case of outbreaks in Queensland, Queensland Health. Most commonly, Dengue presents as a debilitating illness lasting 7-10 days. The GP role involves exclusion of other illnesses such as malaria, appropriate diagnostic testing, monitoring for the deve...
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - October 31, 2009 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Dengue fever vaccines
(Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments)
Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments - May 15, 2006 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: National Library of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
