TWiV 169: Epidemiology causes conclusions (p<0.05)
Michael and the TWiV team review epidemiology basics, including fatality ratios. Links for this episode: Michael's blog and podcast Epidemiology literature critique (PowerPoint) Seven mistakes in epi...
5 Feb 20122h 32min
TWiV 168: Super CalTech prophylaxis and ferret runny noses
Welkin joins the TWiV team for a discussion of HIV prophlaxis using vectored antibodies, and the influenza H5N1 virus studies in ferrets that were not redacted. Links for this episode: Vectored HIV i...
29 Jan 20121h 38min
TWiV 167: It starts with a cough
The complete TWiVome deconstructs the movie Contagion.
22 Jan 20121h 28min
TWiV 166: Breaking and entering
Vincent, Dickson, Rich, and Alan review cell proteins essential for entry of hepatitis C, Ebola, and measles viruses. Links for this episode: Niemann-Pick C1 is entry factor for HCV (Nature Med) Ebol...
15 Jan 20121h 38min
TWiV 165: The email zone
Vincent, Dickson, Rich, and Alan answer listener questions about XMRV, cytomegalovirus, latency, shingles vaccine, myxomavirus and rabbits, and more.
8 Jan 20121h 41min
TWiV 164: Six steps forward, four steps back
Vincent, Alan, and Rich review ten compelling virology stories of 2011.
1 Jan 20121h 39min
TWiV 163: What Rous wrought
Vincent, Dickson, Rich, and Alan review the 100 year old finding by Peyton Rous of a transmissible sarcoma of chickens, a discovery that ushered in the era of tumor virology.
25 Des 20111h 41min
TWiV 162: Transcription
Vincent, Rich, and Alan continue Virology 101 with a discussion of transcription, the process of making mRNA from a DNA template.
18 Des 20111h 33min
