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on Clathrin coated vesicles

Sat May 18 12:15:32 2013

The correct spelling is 'clathrin'.

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on The Deadliest Virus

Sun Feb 17 14:49:51 2013

Dutch researchers did *not* create 'an even more deadly strain of the virus in a laboratory'. They produced a strain of the H5N1 virus that transmits in the air among ferrets. This virus is much *less* deadly than the parental virus. Furthermore, Lipsitch is completely wrong in stating that 'If you make a strain that’s highly transmissible between humans, as the Dutch team did....." The Dutch team did *not* make a strain that can be transmitted among humans. Why is the H5N1 story filled with incorrect statements and wrong assumptions? It is our job as microbiologists to inform the public of what actually happened, and articles such as this one do a distinct disservice.

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on Event - Synthetic Biology: Life both as you know it ... and as you don’t -Tues. Oct. 23 @busboysandpoets DC

Mon Oct 22 15:49:26 2012

I guess this supports my belief that viruses are not alive. Because poliovirus has been made from 'off-the-shelf-chemicals': see Link Text http://www.virology.ws/2009/11/18/viruses-and-journalism-off-the-shelf-chemicals/

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on TWiP 42: The tick keeps on ticking

Thu Aug 16 02:04:37 2012

Sorry about the link error, Liesbeth it's fixed now.

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on Scientists Discover New Type of Virus Responsible for a Devastating Disease in Snakes

Wed Aug 15 14:01:27 2012

The headline should read 'that might be responsible'. As the authors themselves write, they haven't proven that these viruses cause IBD in snakes.

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on TWiP 41: Flying and crawling beasts

Tue Aug 7 21:38:07 2012

I agree, Liesbeth! Some day!

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on Herpetic Legion - Reactivation

Sun Jul 29 14:22:08 2012

I can't believe anyone would rate this performance other than 5 stars. Whether or not you like the music, you have to give 8 scientists a lot of credit for getting up in front of a crowd and performing - not giving a talk but playing music.

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on Petri dish art

Fri Feb 17 12:32:31 2012

Love it!

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on H5N1 Virus Targets Pulmonary Endothelial Cells

Sun Jan 29 23:20:25 2012

Garth, the H5N1 fatality rate is *not* 60% as you cite above. There is serological evidence that many individuals are infected with mild or no symptoms, which would bring the fatality rate below 1%. Please see http://www.virology.ws/2012/01/25/h5n1-facts-not-fear/ for more information on this. We need to stop citing this incorrect rate as it is driving the controversy over publication of H5N1 results.

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on TWiP 33: Hide and seek

Wed Nov 30 22:27:28 2011

TWiP #33 is unusually popular - I wonder why?

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on Trine Tsouderos on This Week in Virology: When do you fact-check article content with sources?

Thu Sep 22 15:40:50 2011

I think it's a great idea to check facts in science-related stories; I cannot understand why the writers are so opposed to this practice. I checked Rebecca Skloot's 'Immortal Life' in this way and I am sure she is grateful. I've also done it for Trine, as we reveal in TWiV 149.

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on Hendra virus found in a dog

Wed Jul 27 12:09:11 2011

They did not find Hendra virus in the dog - they find antibodies that react with the virus. This may indicate previous infection with Hendra virus or a related virus.

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on 500 Million-Year-Old Symbiosis

Tue Jul 5 20:58:27 2011

Make that TWiM #8!

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on 500 Million-Year-Old Symbiosis

Tue Jul 5 20:57:20 2011

See TWiM #9 - Live in NOLA - for more on this from Nicole Dubilier, who also works on the symbiosis between mouthless worms and bacteria.

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on Epidemiology and social media: conference fail

Sun Jun 26 18:27:22 2011

Indeed, the empowerment of the internet for scientists is quite well known - it allows us to reach many more people than we ever have in our careers. Many scientists are blogging and podcasting and reaching new audiences, which appreciate the direct contact. This is why we just passed one million downloads on TWiV. It would be useful to emphasize such success stories as examples of what scientists can be doing.

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on TWiM #8: Live in NOLA

Fri Jun 3 21:31:16 2011

Hello Twisted Bacteria - you should have come up afterwards and said hello. Would have loved to meet you. Thanks for coming - Vincent.

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on TWiV 135: Live in the Big Easy

Wed Jun 1 13:57:25 2011

I am always curious about why someone would vote a TWiV episode only one star. If you have a specific problem with the episode, please leave a comment so that we can improve it in future episodes.

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on TWiV 126: Wart's up, doc?

Fri Apr 1 16:14:32 2011

Good to hear that. We'll have her back for a general TWiV discussion.

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on Interview with Tom Shenk about mBio, ASM's new open access journal

Mon May 17 14:06:48 2010

Let's not forget that Dr. Shenk was instrumental in bringing TWiV to microbeworld.org. Which then lead to TWiP.

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on TWiP 9: Mala aria

Mon May 10 16:11:36 2010

We answered this in TWiP 9. According to Dickson: none.

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on TWiP 8: Frog legs and parasite tales

Sat Apr 24 11:51:58 2010

Miso, thanks for your comments. Glad you liked this slightly different episode. We'll aim to do the same with TWiV. As for TWiB - stay tuned; it's in the planning stages.

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on Facebook for Scientists

Wed Apr 14 18:37:58 2010

This is a colossal waste of money, given that there are many free tools available on the web that enable social interaction among scientists. The funds would have been far better spent supporting the research of new scientists.

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on Bacteria May Cause H1N1 Death Rate Increase

Tue Jan 5 17:23:19 2010

This Week in Virology #59 featured a discussion of the Argentine story with the authors, Gustavo Palacios and Mady Hornig. Check it out at http://www.twiv.tv/2009/11/22/twiv-59-dog-bites-virus/

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on Swine flu mutation fears may be premature

Wed Nov 25 16:18:27 2009

A better article on this issue can be found at http://www.virology.ws/2009/11/24/the-d225g-change-in-2009-h1n1-influenza-virus-is-not-a-concern/. No one seems to be mentioning the fact that D225G also severely impairs transmission of H1N1 viruses in ferrets.

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