TWiV 443: On a leaf, no one can hear you scream
The TWiVsters reveal the puppet master: an RNA virus injected with wasp eggs that paralyzes the ladybug so that she protects the cocoon until the adult emerges. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, R...
28 Touko 20171h 48min
TWiV 442: The New York Tim
Freelance science journalist Tim Requarth joins the TWiVers to explain why scientists should stop thinking that explaining science will fix information illiteracy. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dov...
21 Touko 20171h 56min
TWiV 441: Don't ChrY for me influenza
The Beacons of Viral Education (aka the TWiVoners) reveal a cost of being a male mouse - the Y chromosome regulates their susceptibility to influenza virus infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan D...
14 Touko 20171h 59min
TWiV 440: I hardly noumeavirus
No problem being nice to Dickson in this episode, because he's absent for a discussion of a new giant virus that replicates in the cytoplasm yet transiently accesses the nucleus to bootstrap infection...
7 Touko 20171h 59min
TWiV 439: The purloined envelope
Paul Bieniasz joins the TWiV team to talk about the co-option, millions of years ago, of an endogenous retrovirus envelope protein by hominid ancestors for host defense against viral infection. Hosts:...
30 Huhti 20172h 1min
TWiV 438: Drs. TWiV go to Washington
On the eve of the March for Science, the TWiV team gathers at ASM Headquarters in Washington, DC with guests Stefano and Susie to talk about the state of science communication. Hosts: Vincent Racaniel...
23 Huhti 20171h 42min
TWiV 437: Kathy's new spindle virus
The TWiVsters reveal new giant viruses that argue against a fourth domain of life, and discovery of viruses in the oceanic basement. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kat...
16 Huhti 20171h 44min
TWiV 436: Virology above Cayuga's waters
Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Susan Daniel, Colin Parrish, and Gary Whittaker At Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Vincent speaks with Susan, Colin, and Gary about the work of their laborator...
9 Huhti 20171h 38min
