TWiV 740: Complementation will get you everywhere
The Guardians of the TWiV-o-verse discuss the process of codon deoptimization for the production of experimental infectious attenuated viral vaccines, and how a respiratory syncytial virus with 619 ba...
8 Apr 20211h 36min
TWiV 739: COVID-19 convalescent plasma with Arturo Casadevall
Arturo Casadevall joins TWiV to discuss the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19, including a history of the process, how plasma is prepared and tested, why it is difficult to conduct randomiz...
4 Apr 20211h 55min
TWiV 738: COVID-19 clinical update #56 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #56, Daniel Griffin note increasing hospitalization in children and young adults, Pfizer vaccine efficacy results in 12-15 year olds, rapid self administered nucleic acid a...
3 Apr 202135min
TWiV 737: SARS-CoV-2 in NYC wastewater
John, Monica, and Davida join TWiV to discuss development of a method to detect SARS-CoV-2 in raw sewage from all 14 of New York City's treatment plants, and its use to determine the presence of the g...
1 Apr 20211h 55min
TWiV 736: Rhapsody in T with Alessandro Sette
Alessandro Sette joins TWiV to discuss the role of T cells in COVID-19, the finding that amino acid changes in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern have a negligible impact on T cell reactivity in convalesc...
28 Mars 20212h 1min
TWiV 735: COVID-19 clinical update #55 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #55, Daniel Griffin reviews recommendations for keeping transmission low in school settings, optimal testing strategies for schools and businesses, impact of vaccines on as...
26 Mars 202139min
TWiV 734: Weiss hath no furin like a virus scorned
Susan Weiss returns to TWiV to discuss coronavirus entry into cells and the role of spike protein cleavage by proteases, why lab escaped hypotheses for SARS-CoV-2 are unlikely, and modulation of innat...
21 Mars 20212h 10min
TWiV 733: COVID-19 clinical update #54 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #54, Daniel Griffin covers effectiveness of 3 vs 6 ft physical distancing, effectiveness of masks, physical distancing, and eye shields, second vaccine dose completion, all...
20 Mars 202134min
