MicrobeWorld

James writes:

I'm just writing to clarify my question about the production of the flu vaccine if one of the other seasonal strains was removed as there seemed to be a bit of confusion about the point of it.

As I understand it one of the biggest holdups in seas... Read More

Eric writes:

Hello Professors,

Thanks again for all the effort and care you invest into your podcasts. I'm writing today to suggest a pick of the week: The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. Suzuki, one of Canada's scientist/rock-stars, hosts... Read More

Justin writes:

Are you, Alan Dove and Prof. Racaniello, saying you think Mikovits and/or others on the Lombardi paper lied about the results or blinding? I think circumspection is a natural human reaction to the allegations of theft that have been made against Dr. Mik... Read More

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit... Read More

Kevin writes:

Dear TWIVvers,

I was listening to TWIV episode #50, concerning the recent article from Ila Singh’s group about the prostate cancer – XMRV connection, on the same day the NY Times reported a study from Judy Mikowitz et al., finding an association between ... Read More

Atila writes:

Dear TWiVers,

I have heard recently that some types of herpes virus may protect us from bacterial infections. This made me remember of myxomavirus, viral oncotherapy and how tumor cells have a compromised immune response. Do you think it is possi... Read More

Kim writes:

To the TWiVerati Intelligencia,

Each week you begin your show with the tagline, "This Week in Virology: The podcast about viruses, the kind that make you sick."

I recognize that viruses have been responsible for some of the biggest epidemic... Read More

Jim Pipas writes:

1. Geographic Breakdown. The data can be broken down by location if you download Table S2. It is in the last column. We didn't discuss the data by location because for this paper we took a single sample from each site. Thus, this is a snapshot of vir... Read More

Kevin writes:

Dear Professor Racaniello,

I have just seen some of the ridiculous comments regarding the picture which was posted on your TWiV website.

I have had CFS for over 16 years. I am a very firm believer in scientific method and... Read More