TWiV 297: Ebola! Don't panic
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVites present an all-ebolavirus episode, tackling virology, epidemiology, and approaches to prevention and cure that are in the pipeline.
Links for this episode
Risks and benefits of gain-of-function experiments (mBio)
Scientists for Science
US Policy for oversight of DURC (pdf)
US framework for guiding H5N1 transmission expts (pdf)
Extra oversight for H7N9 experiments (Science)
TWiV 283: No Reston for the weary
Is it Ebolavirus or Ebola virus? (virology blog)
Ebola virus disease update&...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - August 10, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Measles Outbreaks in the US: Why Now?
We live in a 'global sea of measles,' says Paul A. Offit, MD. The increase in outbreaks relates to overseas travel and the unvaccinated. (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast - June 10, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settings
The problem of drug diversion in healthcare has caused large infectious disease outbreaks, among other harms to patients and staff. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - June 2, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 283: No Reston for the weary
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Jens H. Kuhn
Jens speaks with the TWiV team about filoviruses, including the recent Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea.
Links for this episode
Review of Zanamavir clinical trials (Brit Med J)
Ebola virus disease in Guinea (NEJM)
Filovirus nomenclature (virology blog)
Ebola virus disease, West Africa (ProMedMail)
How lethal are ebolaviruses? (virology blog)
Letters read on TWiV 283
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - AMNH digital special collectionsVincent - Viral entry...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 4, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 278: Flushing HIV down the zinc
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy discuss disruption of the ccr5 gene in lymphocytes of patients infected with HIV-1.
Links for this episode
Gene editing of ccr5 in AIDS patients (NEJM)
HIV gets the zinc finger (TWiV 144)
Genome engineering with zinc finger nucleases (Genetics)
Photo credit: Watty's Wall Stuff
Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate t-shirt design (thanks, Christophe)
Letters read on TWiV 278
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - Digital scale model of sol...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 30, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Beansprouts and blood pressure
In this week’s podcast, we look at the ups and downs of postural hypotension.
Also, beansprouts have been fingered as the cause of the recent E coli outbreak in Germany, David Payne investigates this microbiological detective story. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 28, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 239: Filterable camels
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Matt Frieman
Matt joins Vincent, Alan, and Rich to summarize what we know and what we do not know about the MERS coronavirus.
Links for this episode:
MERS-CoV update (WHO)
MERS-CoV evolution (epidemic)
Sick camel linked to MERS-CoV death (7Days)
MERS-CoV hospital outbreak (NEJM)
MERS-CoV French hospital cluster (Lancet)
MERS-CoV family cluster (NEJM)
Matt on MERS-CoV on the Voice of Russia
Letters read on TWiV 239
Weekly Science Picks
Matt - The Kid Should See ThisAlan - Cassini to p...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 29, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWIV 236: Flu gets the VIP treatment
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan and Kathy review novel approaches to preventing influenza virus infection.
Links for this episode:
Ultraprotective influenza vaccine in mice (PNAS)
Vectored immunoprophylaxis of influenza in mice (Nat Biotech)
Intranasal antibody gene transfer protects agains influenza (Sci Transl Med)
Estimating influenza associated deaths (CDC)
Multistate HAV outbreak (CDC)
Subscribe to Microbeworld video (YouTube)
Save podcasting (EFF)
Letters read on TWiV 236
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - Psy...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 9, 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.
Links for this episode:
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
Listen to The Lancet: 08 March
David Heyman discusses the 10th anniversary of SARS, and the implications for managing the latest coronavirus outbreak. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - March 8, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: March 08, 2013
David Heyman discusses the 10th anniversary of SARS, and the implications for managing the latest coronavirus outbreak. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - March 8, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
