TWiV 170: From variolous effluvia to VLPs
Alan, Rich, and Dickson discuss Edward Jenner's paper on cowpox vaccine, then move 200 years later to modern vaccines against norovirus, influenza H5N1, and more. Links for this episode: Norton Zinde...
12 Feb 20121h 40min
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
