TWiV 247: Today's weather in virology

TWiV 247: Today's weather in virology

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

Special guest: Ian Lipkin

Ian joins Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Kathy to describe how his laboratory is searching for the origin of MERS-coronavirus.

Links for this episode: Weekly Science Picks

Kathy - Rainbows explained (Frazz)
Alan -
Challenge.gov
Vincent
- 23andme
Rich - Spot the station

Listener Pick of the Week

Frank - Pacifier cleaning practices and risk of allergy development (Pediatrics)

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

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TWiV #49 - Viral genomes

TWiV #49 - Viral genomes

Vincent and Dick continue Virology 101 with a discussion of the seven different types of viral genomes, and how to use the pathway to mRNA to understand viral replication. Links for this episode: D...

13 Syys 20091h 2min

TWiV #48 - Outbreaks near you

TWiV #48 - Outbreaks near you

Vincent, Dick, Alan and Rich revisit a vaccinia virus lab accident and viral vaccines produced in plants, then talk about an iPhone app to track infectious diseases, flying foxes, and an inhaled mea...

6 Syys 20091h 19min

TWiV #47 - Vertical vaccine farm

TWiV #47 - Vertical vaccine farm

Vincent and Dick discuss influenza virus-like particle vaccines produced in insect and plant cells, rapid sharing of influenza research, and answer listener questions about cytomegalovirus, viral ev...

30 Elo 20091h 10min

TWiV #46 - Virus entry into cells

TWiV #46 - Virus entry into cells

Vincent and Dick continue virology 101 with a discussion of virus entry into cells, then answer reader email on colony collapse disorder and viruses that confer a benefit to their host. Links for th...

23 Elo 200950min

TWiV #45 - Hendra and polio are back

TWiV #45 - Hendra and polio are back

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Jennifer Drahos tackle the Hendra virus disease outbreak in Australia, AIDS-like disease in wild chimps, return of polio type 2 in Nigeria, the influenza pandemic wave, and ...

16 Elo 20091h 25min

TWiV #44 - No hysteria

TWiV #44 - No hysteria

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Jennifer Drahos consider Marburg virus in Egyptian fruit bats, bacterial citrus pathogen found in shipping facility, canine parvovirus in Michigan, Relenza-resistant influen...

9 Elo 20091h 18min

TWiV #43 - Virus classification

TWiV #43 - Virus classification

Vincent and Dick explain virus classification, and revisit the 1976 swine flu immunization campaign and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Links for this episode: International Committee on the Taxonomy of V...

3 Elo 200946min

TWiV #42 - Bats and ticks

TWiV #42 - Bats and ticks

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Delthia Ricks discuss a new influenza virus-like particle vaccine, dog flu, ultrasensitive pen-sized virus detector, imported rabies in the US, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fev...

25 Heinä 200957min

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