TWiV 504: Flying foxes and barking pigs

TWiV 504: Flying foxes and barking pigs

The TWiVerinos discuss Nipah virus and the recent outbreak in India, and the first cast of polio in Papua New Guinea in 18 years.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Become a patron of TWiV!

Links for this episode Weekly Science Picks

Alan - Glaciers of the Rockies aerial photos
Rich -
SpaceX CRS-15 mission to the space station(wiki)
Dickson -
Test of Einstein's theory of relativity
Brianne
- biorender
Vincent - True or False? with Michael Schmidt

Listener Pick

Jolene- Dogs cannot get autism

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Avsnitt(1346)

TWiV #113 - Alan Rein on XMRV

TWiV #113 - Alan Rein on XMRV

Vincent, Alan, and Rich discuss the retrovirus XMRV with retrovirologist Alan Rein of the National Cancer Institute.

26 Dec 20101h 16min

TWiV #112 - Creating a killer poxvirus

TWiV #112 - Creating a killer poxvirus

Vincent, Alan, and Rich review the making of a virulent poxvirus by insertion of the gene encoding IL-4, and severe 2009 H1N1 influenza due to pathogenic immune complexes.

19 Dec 20101h 38min

TWiV #111 - Live at Florida Gulf Coast University

TWiV #111 - Live at Florida Gulf Coast University

The TWiV crew meets with members of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District at Florida Gulf Coast University to discuss dengue in Florida and how to control it.

13 Dec 20101h 44min

TWiV #110 - CSI virology

TWiV #110 - CSI virology

Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Dickson discuss bacteria that can utilize arsenic in place of phosphorus, the passing of Frank Fenner, polio outbreak in The Congo, solving criminal cases of HIV transmission,...

5 Dec 20101h 33min

TWiV #109 - Virologia en México

TWiV #109 - Virologia en México

Vincent visits Mexico City and speaks with Rosa Maria del Angel and Ana Lorena Gutiérrez about virology in Mexico, and their work on dengue and caliciviruses.

29 Nov 20101h 20min

TWiV #108 - Barking up the right Tre

TWiV #108 - Barking up the right Tre

Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Saul review the evolution of HIV-1 specific recombinases, and down-regulation of a host microRNA by a viral noncoding RNA.

21 Nov 20101h 29min

TWiV #107 - Warning - this virus contains email

TWiV #107 - Warning - this virus contains email

Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Rich answer listener questions about poliovirus, social media, dengue, influenza, evolution, gel filtration, and much more.

15 Nov 20101h 34min

TWiV #106 - Making viral DNA II

TWiV #106 - Making viral DNA II

Vincent, Dickson, and Rich continue Virology 101 with a second installment of their discussion of how viruses with DNA genomes replicate their genetic information.

6 Nov 20101h 35min

Populärt inom Vetenskap

dumma-manniskor
p3-dystopia
svd-nyhetsartiklar
allt-du-velat-veta
kapitalet-en-podd-om-ekonomi
dumforklarat
rss-ufo-bortom-rimligt-tvivel-2
medicinvetarna
bildningspodden
halsorevolutionen
paranormalt-med-caroline-giertz
ufo-sverige
sexet
rss-vetenskapsradion
vetenskapsradion
rss-vetenskapsradion-2
rss-spraket
hacka-livet
rss-ronden
rss-personlighetspodden