Host: Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Peter L. Salk
Vincent meets up with Peter L. Salk to talk about development of the first poliovaccine, eradication of poliomyelitis, and Jonas Salk’s 100th birth anniversary.
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVmeisters answer listener email about the NEIDL, negative results, patenting MERS-coronavirus, human papillomavirus transmission, canine distemper virus, and much, much more.
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy discuss disruption of the ccr5 gene in lymphocytes of patients infected with HIV-1.
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Hosts: Glenn Rall, Ann Skalka, and Vincent Racaniello
Glenn and Ann meet up with Vincent to talk about his career in science and science communication.
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Rich Condit
Guest: Eugene Koonin
Vincent and Rich meet up with Eugene Koonin to talk about the central role of viruses in the evolution of all life.
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Host: Vincent Racaniello
Guests: W. Ian Lipkin and Thomas Briese
Vincent meets up with Ian and Thomas to discuss their finding that MERS-coronavirus has been circulating in dromedary camels in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since at least 1992.
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