TWiV #63 - Melting pot virus
On episode #63 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Rich talk about US government contract for freeze-dried smallpox vaccine, red squirrels in the UK threatened by poxvirus, and ...
20 Dec 20091h 29min
TWiV #62 - Persistence of West Nile virus
On episode #62 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dickson, and Alan discuss STEP HIV-1 vaccine failure caused by the adenovirus vector, presence of West Nile virus in kidneys for years ...
13 Dec 20091h 5min
TWiV #61 - Original antigenic sin
On episode 61 of the podcast "This Week in Virology", Vincent and Dick muse about the symbiotic bacterium,Wolbachia, that protects flies from viral infection, the origin of 2009 influenza H1N1 virus, ...
6 Dec 20091h 2min
TWiV #60 - Making viral RNA
Vincent and Dickson continue Virology 101 with a discussion of how RNA viruses produce mRNA and replicate their genomes. Host links Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: D...
29 Nov 20091h 11min
TWiV #59 - Dog bites virus
A TWiV panel of five considers the finding of Streptococcus pneumoniae in fatal H1N1 cases in Argentina, hysteria in the Ukraine over pandemic influenza, and human vaccinia infection after contact wi...
22 Nov 20091h 20min
TWiV #58 - Nipah virus in ferrets
Vincent, Dick, and Alan are joined by emergency medicine physician Dr. Joshua Stillman to talk about passive antibody therapy for Nipah infection in ferrets, annual influenza immunization of childre...
15 Nov 20091h 12min
TWiV #57 - Virology in high school
Vincent visits Scotch Plains – Fanwood High School and talks about viruses with high school biology students. Host links: Vincent Racaniello Links for this episode: Vincent’s presentation (pdf) Thank...
8 Nov 20091h 34min
TWiV #56 - Perspicuously perspicacious
Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Cliff answer questions from listeners on swine influenza origins, transmission, virulence, and vaccines, HIV and AIDS, and more. Host links: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despomm...
1 Nov 20091h 19min
