TWiV 878: Shape matters sometimes
TWiV revisits chronic wasting disease of cervids and the ability of the prions to infect meadow voles and raccoons, and the suggestion that stochastic assembly of influenza virus particles may play a ...
20 Mar 20222h 4min
TWiV 877: COVID-19 clinical update #106 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #106, Daniel Griffin covers failure of ivermectin to improve hospitalization, increased hospitalization of children with Omicron, seroconversion of children versus adults, ...
19 Mar 202228min
TWiV 876: Spillover market with Michael Worobey
Michael Worobey joins TWiV to explain evidence that SARS-CoV-2 emerged via the wildlife trade and that the Huanan market was the unambiguous epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosts: Vincent Racaniel...
17 Mar 20221h 36min
TWiV 875: Animal house
TWiV discusses the virome of game animals in China, and the finding that binding of sarbecoviruses to ACE2 is an ancestral and evolvable trait. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Amy R...
13 Mar 20221h 32min
TWiV 874: COVID-19 clinical update #105 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #105, Daniel Griffin discusses changes in brain structure after infection, dementia in patients with pneumonia, Paxlovid in children, mask effectiveness in schools, host fa...
12 Mar 202240min
TWiV 873: Pig viruses and big viruses
TWiV reviews the six known coronaviruses that infect pigs and what can be learned about human infections, and how the giant Mimivirus DNA genome is organized into a nucleocapsid. Hosts: Vincent Racani...
6 Mar 20221h 56min
TWiV 872: COVID-19 clinical update #104 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #104, Daniel Griffin reviews effectiveness of mRNA vaccines among children, number of children affected by disease, accuracy of rapid antigen tests, CDC guidance for preven...
5 Mar 202256min
TWiV 871: If the ACE2 fits, ferret
TWiV discusses whether or not Omicron should be designated a new serotype of SARS-CoV-2, and the finding that amino acid changes that adapt SARS-CoV-2 to mink or ferret do not increase fitness in the ...
27 Feb 20221h 42min
