TWiV 312: She sells B cells

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVbolans discuss the finding that human noroviruses, major causes of gastroenteritis, can for the first time be propagated in B cell cultures, with the help of enteric bacteria.

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 presently looking to recruit any prospective graduate students to apply to our program by the December 1st deadline. Interested postdocs are also encouraged to contact faculty of interest. For more information about the Department, please visit www.mssm.edu/MIC.

Links for this episode

• Ebola virus appropriations (White House)
• ASM Ebola FAQ
• Quarantine due to Ebola virus in semen (NPR)
• Enteric bacteria promote norovirus infection of B cells (Science)
• Norovirus emerges (Zimmer)
• Stephanie Karst on TWiV 134
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiV 312

Weekly Science Picks

Alan - How Ebola airlifts work
Kathy - Fred Murphy's Foundations of Virology
Rich - Pendulum wave
Dickson - Young Dipterists
Vincent - Microbes After Hours: Ebola and TWiV iPhone 6 case

Listener Pick of the Week

Alane - Health Map
Todd - Formaldehyde in vaccines

Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv