TWiV #12 - Prions, lemur lentiviruses, RS virus vaccine, H5N1
Vincent, Alan, and Angela discuss Kuru, prions in milk, ancient lentiviruses found in the chromosomes of lemurs, a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine failure in the 1960s, and recent outbreaks of H...
21 Dec 200844min
TWiV #11 - Elite controllers, mosquitoes, and winter vomiting
Vincent, Alan, and Jeremy discuss why certain AIDS patients, called ‘elite controllers’ or ‘long-term non-progressors’, do not develop disease, why mosquitoes infected with Sindbis virus remain heal...
13 Dec 20081h 8min
TWiV #10 - Bats, elephants, and AIDS
Vincent, DIck, and Alan chat about reconstruction of a bat SARS-like coronavirus, herpesviruses that are killing elephants in zoos, and a plan to eradicate AIDS in ten years. Links for this episode:...
4 Dec 200839min
TWiV #9 - Fever! The Discovery of Lassa Virus
Vincent and Dick recall the discovery of Lassa virus in Africa in 1969. A non-fictional account of the story, ‘Fever’, written by John G. Fuller and published in 1974, inspired Vincent to become a v...
22 Nov 200841min
TWiV #8 - HIV resistance, Google flu, measles in Gibraltar, viral batteries
Vincent and Dick converse about warfare preventing immunization of 120,000 children in Afghanistan, bone marrow transplant curing AIDS patient, Google tracking flu, measles outbreak in Gibraltar, us...
14 Nov 200836min
TWiV #7 - Viruses in video games
Vincent, Dick, and Aidan discuss how viral infections play prominent roles in notable video games. Three games are discussed: World of Warcraft, Pandemic II, and Bioshock. An article on how World of W...
7 Nov 200850min
TWiV #6 - Latest outbreaks
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Dickson was at Pop!Tech last week. Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon. US Geological Survey Disease Maps. CDC page on Hendra and Nipah viruses. The flying...
30 Okt 200843min
TWiV #5 - Herpesviruses
Host: Vincent Racaniello Special guest: Saul Silverstein Dickson Despommier is away this week at Pop!Tech. CDC pages on herpes and zoster (shingles).
24 Okt 200850min
