by Vincent Racaniello on January 3, 2010
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Alan, and Rich discuss ten compelling virology stories of 2009.
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Ten virology stories of 2009:
Pandemic influenza: Swine-origin [...]
by Vincent Racaniello on December 6, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dick muse about the symbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia, that protects flies from viral infection, the origin of 2009 influenza H1N1 virus, and the lure of original antigenic sin.
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by Vincent Racaniello on November 15, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Joshua Stillman
Vincent, Dick, and Alan are joined by emergency medicine physician Dr. Joshua Stillman to talk about passive antibody therapy for Nipah infection in ferrets, annual influenza immunization of children, facemasks to prevent influenza, predicting dengue outbreaks by the weather, and the amazing viral communities in an [...]
by Vincent Racaniello on April 27, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove
Vincent, Dick, and Alan 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.
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by Vincent Racaniello on February 22, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Max Gottesman
Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Max Gottesman discuss an unusual wasp-virus symbiosis, influenza transmission and absolute humidity, how mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection, and viruses of bacteria.
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Unusual wasp-virus symbiosis
Absolute humidity modulates influenza virus transmission, survival, and seasonality
How mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection
Little [...]
by Vincent Racaniello on October 2, 2008
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
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Article on the mortgage crisis and West Nile virus in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Environment-oriented review of Dengue.
Dengue page at the World Health Organization.
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