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Milestones in Microbiology Dedication - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (video)















Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has been named a Milestones in Microbiology site by the American Society for Microbiology. This ASM program recognizes institutions and the scientists who worked there that have made significant contributions toward advancing the science of ... Read More

A new rhabdovirus from a patient with hemorrhagic fever

Hemorrhagic fevers are among the most graphic viral diseases, inspiring movies, novels, and a general fear of infection. They are characterized by an abrupt onset and a striking clinical course involving bleeding from the nose and mouth, vomiting with blood, and bloody diarrhea. The most famous ... Read More

TWiV 201: Rabid about viruses



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove... Read More

TWiV 201 Letters

Dennis writes:


Dear Vincent,


I am glad you had a chance to get a glimpse of the BSL4 world. You might remember that I have been trying for 1 1/2 years to get you to see the Galveston National Laboratory, a facility with an actual ACTIVE program and a number of... Read More

A short-short science fiction story about microbes...

From my microbiology-associated blog, where I discuss teaching and research in microbiology at a small liberal arts institution. Read More

Blogs by the American Society for Microbiology

Small Things Considered


The purpose of Small Things Considered is to share appreciation for the width and depth of the microbial activities on this pla... Read More

TWiM #42: Staphylococcus, a three-star pathogen



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Joseph... Read More

A new coronavirus isolated from humans

A new coronavirus has been isolated from two individuals with severe respiratory illness. It is different from the SARS coronavirus, but health officials are nonetheless preparing for a rapid response should the virus be detected elsewhere. Read More

TWiP 45: Free range Toxoplasma with John Boothroyd



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


Vincent and Dickson discuss Toxoplasm... Read More

Behind the scenes: TWiV 200 at the NEIDL

We celebrated the 200th episode of TWiV by visiting the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University Medical Center, where we met with Elke, Paul, and Ron to talk about building and working in a BSL4 facility. It was an amazing visit that will be fully documented in an... Read More

Thirty years in my laboratory at Columbia University

Thirty years ago this month I arrived in the Department of Microbiology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) to start my own laboratory. Thirty is not only a multiple of ten (which we tend to celebrate), but also a long time to be at one place. It’s clearly time to r... Read More

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 104 - Algae Actualize Active Antibodies

This episode: Engineered diatoms can produce functional antibodies!





Downlo... Read More

TWiV 200 Letters

Luis writes:


Hi TWiVers!


I am writing to you this time because I have just read a short report in “El Pais” (the highest-circulation daily newspaper in our country) referring to the fact that five “exotic” mosquitos are establishing a permanen... Read More

TWiV 200: Threading the NEIDL



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove... Read More

TWiV Special: A paradigm for pathogen de-discovery



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and W. Ian Lipkin


Vincent and Ian review a ... Read More

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 103 - Prokaryotes Palliate Plants' Pollution Pressures

This episode: Soil bacteria can help plants adapt to changing climate conditions!





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TWiV 199: Of mice, ticks, and pigs



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove... Read More

TWiV 199 Letters

Nels writes:


Dear Vincent,


A note of gratitude to you and your crew for generously “interrogating” my recent paper on the experimental evolution of vaccinia virus.


BTW, it was evolutionary biologist Leigh Van Valen (not Richard Dawkins) who proposed an... Read More

The Hershey-Chase food blender

Should you ever visit Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, New York, be sure to go see the food blender that was used to carry out the well known Hershey-Chase experiment. The blender is located in the Szybalski Reading Room of the Carnegie Library. After entering the front door of the ... Read More

Toxoplasmosis: A T.Gondii Host-pathogen interactome

This parasite interacts with many host proteins and modifies the expression of many more genes creating an interactome with almost 3000 links. In addition it exchanges substrates and metabolites with the host, modifying many biochemical parameters. T.Gondii disrupts multiple signalling network... Read More

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