TWiV 852: Tree man syndrome
A TWiV threesome explains the observation that humans with inherited T cell CD28 deficiency are susceptible to severe warts driven by human papilloma virus infection, but are otherwise healthy. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Vaccine Town Hall (ASV) Travel Award Applications (ASV) CD28 deficiency and severe warts (Cell) Vincent interviews Harald zur Hausen (virology blog) Letters read on TWiV 853 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Every Pore on Your Face Is a Walled Ga...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 13, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
COVID-19 CDC Update – Early January 2022
Former CDC Executive Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Amanda Cohn, MD, joins JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, for the latest on the need for vaccination and boosters, vaccine misinformation, and tackling the pandemic from a global perspective. Recorded January 6, 2022. Related Content: One Year of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Shot of Hope, a Dose of Reality COVID-19 Vaccines Have Been Available in the US for More Than a Year—What’s Been Learned and What’s Next? COVID-19 CDC Update – Early January 2022 (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - January 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 851: Questions are tricky
The TWiV team reviews the observation that infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant causes reduced reproduction and pathogenesis in mice and hamsters. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Amy Rosenfeld Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Vaccine Town Hall (ASV) Travel Award Applications (ASV) Omicron infection in mice and hamsters (Res Square) Letters read on TWiV 851 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – Engineering the James Webb Space Telescope Amy – T cells might be our bodies’ best shot agai...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 9, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 850: COVID-19 clinical update #96 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #96, Daniel Griffin reviews Omicron in South Africa, rapid antigen tests, viral coinfections, isolation and quarantine, saliva preferred for Omicron, risk factors for severe disease in vaccinated, Paxlovid dosing, and long COVID. Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Variant proportions (CDC) Omicron in South Africa (JAMA) Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (Ann Int Med) Diagnostics for COVID-19 (Lancet) Comparison of rapid antigen tests (J Clin Med) Rapid antigen tests to reduce isolation (medRxiv) Frequency of viral confections (MMWR) Iso...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 8, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 849: Arc of the epitope
TWiV kicks off 2022 with a review of the virology highlights of 2021, from three virologists, one immunologist, a science writer, and a partridge in a pear tree. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode COVID vaccines: TWiV 708, 715, 718, 844 Non-CoV papers: TWiV 763, 784, 819, 822, 740, 848 Immune correlates of protection: TWiV 791, 799, 835, 832, 841, 789 Fitness: TWiV 705, 836, 768, 757 Guests off beaten track: 723, 726, 732, 838, 773, 745 Lab leak nonsense: TWiV 762, 774 One...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 7, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Setting up a permafrost observatory, and regulating transmissible vaccines
On this week’s show: Russia announces plans to monitor permafrost, and a conversation about the dangers of self-spreading engineered viruses and vaccines
Science journalist Olga Dobrovidova joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about plans to set up a national permafrost observatory in Russia.
Then Filippa Lentzos, senior lecturer in science and international security in the department of war studies and in the department of global health and social medicine, and co-director for the center for science and security at King’s College London, joins Sarah to discuss her Science commentary on the dangers of transmissibl...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Setting up a permafrost observatory, and regulating transmissible vaccines
On this week’s show: Russia announces plans to monitor permafrost, and a conversation about the dangers of self-spreading engineered viruses and vaccines
Science journalist Olga Dobrovidova joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about plans to set up a national permafrost observatory in Russia.
Then Filippa Lentzos, senior lecturer in science and international security in the department of war studies and in the department of global health and social medicine, and co-director for the center for science and security at King’s College London, joins Sarah to discuss her Science commentary on the dangers of transmissible vaccin...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Science in 2022: what to expect this year
In this episode, Nature reporter Davide Castelvecchi joins us to talk about the big science events to look out for in 2022. We'll hear about vaccines, multiple Moon missions, the push to save biodiversity, and more.News: The science events to watch for in 2022
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Source: Nature Podcast - January 5, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Science in 2022: what to expect this year
In this episode, Nature reporter Davide Castelvecchi joins us to talk about the big science events to look out for in 2022. We'll hear about vaccines, multiple Moon missions, the push to save biodiversity, and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - January 5, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 847: On Dasher, on Dancer, on Corona and Lassa
For the final episode of 2021, TWiV reviews an experimental infectious attenuated Lassa fever vaccine based on a codon-deoptimized glycoprotein gene, and SARS-CoV-2 infection of free-ranging white-tailed deer. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Codon-deoptimized Lassa fever vaccine (mBio) Attenuation of dengue virus by codon deoptimization (TWiV 351) Codon deoptimization of poliovirus and RS virus (TWiV 740) Codon deoptimization of DNA viruses (TWiV 362 lett...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 2, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 848: COVID-19 clinical update #95 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #95, Daniel Griffin discusses new CDC guidelines for isolation and quarantine, EUA for Molnupiravir, children and COVID, vaccine safety in 5-11 year olds, Omicron outbreaks in Nebraska and Denmark, Baylor's COVID vaccine, and COVID-OUT for ivermectin. Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Isolation and quarantine guidance (CDC) EUA for Molnupiravir (FDA) Children and COVID state data (AAP) Vaccine safety in 5-11 year olds (MMWR) Omicron and antigen tests (FDA) Omicron in Nebraska (MMWR) Omicron in Danish households (medRxiv) ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 1, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 846: Beta was stirring, and now in a mouse
TWiV explores the impact of the intestinal virome on seroconversion after rotavirus vaccination, and implications of the ability of the SARS-CoV-2 beta variant to infect wild-type laboratory mice. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Impact of enteric virome on rotavirus vaccine (Cell Host Micr) Beta variant infects wild type mice (Sig Transd Targ Ther) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – XKCD on Immune Responses and Immunity Kathy – UVA Rotunda ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 26, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 845: COVID-19 clinical update #94 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #94, Daniel Griffin reviews the FDA EUA for Paxlovid, test to stay in school, immunity after infection, variants and therapeutics, quarantine and isolation guidelines, Molnupiravir in non-hospitalized patients, and convalescent serum in outpatients. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode FDA EUA for Paxlovid (pdf) Children and COVID-19 (pdf) Evaluation of test to stay in school, IL (MMWR) Evaluation of test to stay in school, LA (MMWR) Update on mRNA vaccine in under 5 yo (Pfizer) ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 25, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 844: COVID, children, and boosters with Paul Offit
Paul Offit returns to TWiV to discuss new CDC guidance on J&J vaccine, why children should be immunized against COVID-19, and whether or not booster doses are scientifically justified. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Brianne Barker Guest: Paul Offit Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Paul Offit on TWiV 720 Are COVID-19 vaccine boosters needed? (virology blog) Letters read on TWiV 844 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Vaccine Scientists: Time’s 2021 Heroes of the Year Kathy – Snake dietary diversity Vincent...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 19, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 844: Paul Offit on children, COVID, and boosters
Paul Offit returns to TWiV to discuss new CDC guidance on J&J vaccine, why children should be immunized against COVID-19, and whether or not booster doses are scientifically justified. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Brianne Barker Guest: Paul Offit Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Paul Offit on TWiV 720 Are COVID-19 vaccine boosters needed? (virology blog) Letters read on TWiV 844 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Vaccine Scientists: Time’s 2021 Heroes of the Year Kathy – Snake dietary diversity Vincent...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 19, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
