TWiV 329: Pox in the balance
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV team reviews identification of immune biomarkers in CFS/ME patients, and how a cell nuclease controls the innate immune response to vaccinia virus infection.
Links for this episode
Immune signatures in ME/CFS (Science Adv)
Systemic exertion intolerance disease (Lancet)
Cell nuclease controls anti-viral responses (Cell Host Micr)
Poxvirus decapping enzymes prevent innate responses (Cell Host Micr)
Caps off to poxviruses (Cell Host Micr)
Drummer Mohr (YouTube)
Bornavirus in squirrel breeders (ProMedMail)
Principl...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 22, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 318: Last year in virology
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV gang reviews ten fascinating, compelling, and riveting virology stories from 2014.
Ten virology stories of 2014
Ebola virus outbreak (TWiV 314, 309, 308, 307, 306, 305, 304, 303, 302, 298, 297, 283)
Directional uncoating of rhinovirus RNA (TWiV 267)
Pandemic pathogen controversy (TWiV 287)
Viral evolution (TWiV 275)
Borna virus inhibition by endogenous DNA (TWiV 303)
MERS-CoV in dromedary camels (TWiV special, TWiV 287)
Oncolytic...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 4, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Polio Vaccine Requirements for Travelers Abroad
Temporary guidance on polio vaccines for travelers abroad aims to prevent the further spread of poliovirus. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - December 15, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 305: Rhymes with shinola
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan, and Kathy continue their coverage of the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, with a discussion of case fatality ratio, reproductive index, a conspiracy theory, and spread of the virus to the United States.
This episode of TWiV is brought to you by the Department of Microbiology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Composed of over 20 virology labs, all centralized in one building in the heart of New York City, this department is a perfect fit for anyone with an interest in pursuing virus research. The Department is...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 5, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Ruling Out Poliovirus in Cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis
Most current practitioners have never seen a case of polio. Would you recognize the signs and symptoms? (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - August 4, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 281: The Salk legacy with Peter L. Salk
Host: Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Peter L. Salk
Vincent meets up with Peter L. Salk to talk about development of the first poliovaccine, eradication of poliomyelitis, and Jonas Salk's 100th birth anniversary.
Links for this episode
Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation
The Cutter Incident by Paul Offit
Splendid Solution by Jeffrey Kluger (review)
Coming soon: Video of this episode
Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv (Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition)
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 21, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 274: Data dump
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV team discusses recent cases of polio-like paralysis in California, and the virome of 14th century paleofeces.
Links for this episode
MERS-CoV in dromedary camels (EID)
Virologist Al Kapikian dies
Polio-like illness in CA (ProMedMail)
Acute flaccid paralysis
AFP in India (EID)
Enterovirus 68 (MMWR)
EV 68 CNS infection (Arch Path Lab Med)
Polio-free does not mean paralysis-free (The Hindu)
Viruses in 14th century coprolite (AEM)
Coprolite...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 2, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 256: How mice say nodavirus
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Dickson, Alan, Rich, and Kathy review two papers that present evidence for RNA interference as an antiviral immunity mechanism in mammals.
Links for this episode:
World Polio Day
Mole Day
John Holland's publications
RNAi is antiviral in mammals (Science)
Antiviral RNA interference in mammals (Science)
RNAi, antiviral after all (Science)
Is RNA interference antiviral in mammals? (Cell Host Microbe)
Nodamura virus (Nature)
Ebolavirus proteins suppress R...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 27, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 227: Lacks security and bad poultry
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
The complete TWiV team reviews the controversial publication of the HeLa cell genome, a missing vial of Guanarito virus in a BSL-4 facility, and human infections with avian influenza H7N9 virus.
Links for this episode:
Containment plan for poliovirus (pdf, WHO)
Post-eradication of polio
Ocular tropism of respiratory viruses (MMBR)
Rally for medical research
HeLa genome sequence withdrawn (ScienceInsider)
Immortal life sequel (Rebecca Skloot)
HeLa genome sequence publish...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 7, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 213: Not bad for a hobby
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
In their final episode of the year, the TWiV team reviews twelve cool virology stories from 2012.
Twelve virology stories from 2012:
H5N1 (TWiV 190, 182, 177, 173, 168)
Polymorphisms that control susceptibility (TWiV 175, 180)
New virus receptors (TWiV 166, 210)
XMRV: Last nail in the coffin (TWiV special)
Polio eradication troubles in Pakistan (NY Times one, two, three; virology blog)
Biomedical research crisis (TWiV 208, 184, 189, 194)
Polydna...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 30, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 212: Apocalypse TWiV 122112 212
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVerers answer listener email about genetically modified chickens, a hendra vaccine for horses, online education, curing color blindness, Roosevelt and polio, Th cells, and much more.
Links for this episode:
TWiV 116: Cocaine, colonies, and chickens
Glofish
Recombinant Hendra vaccine
Gene therapy for color blindness (Nature)
FDR, polio, and Guillain-Barré
Transcript of TWiV 197: Philip Marcus (pdf)
TWiV 10: Bats, elephants, and AIDS
TWiM 6: Phage therapy
TWiP 47: For whom the trich tolls
Vir...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 24, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 201: Rabid about viruses
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Kathy answer reader email about rabies, xenotransplantation, poliovirus, Ph.D. programs, mosquitoes, and much more.
Links for this episode:
Mattias Schnell
Novel rhabdovirus from Africa (Plos Path)
Milwaukee protocol (Wikipedia)
How lethal is rabies virus? (virology blog)
Issues with polio eradication (J Gen Virol)
Vaccine-derived polioviruses (J Inf Dis)
Global pandemics with Hidde Ploegh (Vimeo)
Polio vs Bin Laden (Alan Dove)
Letters read on TWiV 201
Weekly Science Picks
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Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - September 30, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
