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This Week in Virology
This Week in Virology (TWiV) is a podcast – or netcast, as some prefer to call them, since you don’t need an iPod to listen – about viruses. It was begun in September 2008 by Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier, two science Professors at Columbia University Medical Center. Their goal was to have an informal yet informative conversation about viruses which would be accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background. We wanted to eventually bring other virologists into the conversation, to make it more varied and interesting. Alan Dove, a science writer, joined us late in 2008, and Rich Condit, a poxvirologist, joined in 2009. We’ve had a number of guests on the show and we’re always trying to get more.
Why are we doing this? Dick, Rich, and I have spent our entire academic careers directing research laboratories, so we have a lot of knowledge to share. Plus, we both enjoy teaching. Put those two things together, and you have TWiV. If you want to learn about viruses in a relaxing way, then TWiV is for you.
TWiV Special: Dr. Peter Palese
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- Created on Thursday, 07 May 2009 14:40
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
On this special episode of This Week in Virology Vincent Racaniello and Dr. Peter Palese, noted influenza expert, discuss the origin and pandemic potential of the new H1N1 influenza virus.
Please send your virology questions and comments to twiv [at] twiv [dot] tv.
To listen, click the play button next to the title of this entry. You can subscribe for free to TWIV via iTunes, through the RSS feed with a podcast aggregator or feed reader, or by email.
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Download TWiV Special (27 MB .mp3, 40 minutes)
TWIV 30: A/Mexico/4108/2009 (H1N1)
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- Created on Monday, 04 May 2009 13:39
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
In episode 30 of This Week in Virology, hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dick Despommier and guest Hamish Young focus on the new H1N1 influenza virus, which originated in swine and is likely to be the next pandemic strain.
Links for this episode:
- Original CDC report of California and Texas outbreak; recent updates here
- Science interview with CDC’s Ruben Donis
- CDC webpage on US status of influenza
- WHO webpage on international status of influenza
- Learn more about the outbreak an influenza virus biology at virology blog
Science blog of the week: GermBlog by Dr. Harley Rotbart
Science podcast pick of the week: Science and the City
Science book of the week: The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-making on a Slippery Disease by by Richard E. Neustadt, Harvey V. Fineberg
Please send your virology questions and comments to twiv [at] twiv [dot] tv.
To listen, click the play button next to the title of this entry. You can subscribe for free to TWIV via iTunes, through the RSS feed with a podcast aggregator or feed reader, or by email.
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Download TWiV #30 (47 MB .mp3, 67 minutes)
TWiV 29 - Swine Flu Returns
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- Created on Monday, 27 April 2009 14:35
- Written by ccondayan
In episode 29 of This Week in Virology, hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove and Dick Despommier talk about insect and human dengue virus host proteins, equine vaccine for WNV and EEEV, return of swine flu to humans, spread of polio in Africa, and listener email.
Links for this episode:
- Discovery of insect and human dengue virus host proteins
- Immunize your horse with PreveNile
- Swine flu returns to California, Texas, Mexico
- Polio spreads from Nigeria to 15 African countries
- Dead Chinese woman on Russian train: no SARS or influenza
- Jenny McCarthy body count
- Ten dumbass reasons why people don’t get their flu shots
Science blog of the week: Science-based medicine
Science podcast pick of the week: WNYC’s Radio Lab
Science book of the week: Flu by Gina Kolata
Please send your virology questions and comments to twiv [at] twiv [dot] tv.
To listen, click the play button next to the title of this entry. You can subscribe for free to TWIV via iTunes, through the RSS feed with a podcast aggregator or feed reader, or by email.
Direct Download: TWiV #29 (49 MB .mp3, 70 minutes)
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TWiV 28 - SARS
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- Created on Monday, 20 April 2009 15:34
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
In episode 28 of This Week in Virology, hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dick Despommier, and Eric F. Donaldson discuss a new test for influenza H5N1, poliovirus in Minnesota, Koala retrovirus, batteries made from viruses, and SARS.TWiV 27 - Leaving Latency
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- Created on Tuesday, 07 April 2009 13:49
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
In episode 27 of This Week in Virology, hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dick Despommier, and Saul Silverstein revisit an ebola virus needlestick accident, and discuss the role of TLR3 in formation of Negri bodies, a New England college closed by norovirus gastroenteritis, hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak in China, and the exit of herpes simplex virus from latency by synthesis of VP16.
TWiV 26 - Poxviruses
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- Created on Monday, 30 March 2009 13:13
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
In episode 26 of This Week in Virology, hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove and guest Rich Condit converse about induction of polyomavirus replication in multiple sclerosis patients treated with the MS drug Tysabri, the extent of human polyomavirus infection, selection of influenza vaccines for the 2009-10 season, cowpox virus transmission from animals to humans, vaccinia-like virus infecting humans and cattle in Brasil, and poxviruses.
TWIV 25 - Viral Evolution
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- Created on Monday, 23 March 2009 15:24
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
In episode 25 of This Week in Virology, hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove and guest Luis Villarreal discuss rabies in Viet Nam and Angola, needle-stick infections with ebola virus and West Nile virus, and viral evolution.
TWiV 24: Viroids
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- Created on Thursday, 19 March 2009 14:55
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
Vincent, Alan, and Hamish Young discuss bacteriophages in viral vaccines, enteroviruses and diabetes, inhibition of Hendra and Nipah virus replication by the malaria drug chloroquine, and viroids.
TWiV 23: Extreme Virology
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- Created on Monday, 09 March 2009 14:12
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
Vincent, Dick, and Alan review a new macaque model for HIV-1 infection, a possible role for Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis, accidental release of H5N1 by a vaccine company, resistance of frogs to virus infection, and extreme virology - the biggest and smallest viruses and viral genomes.
TWiV 22: Viral Bioinformatics
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- Created on Tuesday, 03 March 2009 17:54
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
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