September 6, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Vincent, Dick, Alan and Rich revisit a vaccinia virus lab accident and viral vaccines produced in plants, then talk about an iPhone app to track infectious diseases, flying foxes, and an inhaled measles vaccine. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, [...]
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August 30, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier Vincent and Dick discuss influenza virus-like particle vaccines produced in insect and plant cells, rapid sharing of influenza research, and answer listener questions about cytomegalovirus, viral evolution and symbiosis and much more. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast Click the arrow above to [...]
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August 23, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier Vincent and Dick continue virology 101 with a discussion of virus entry into cells, then answer reader email on colony collapse disorder and viruses that confer a benefit to their host. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast Click the arrow above to play, [...]
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August 16, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Jennifer Drahos Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Jennifer Drahos tackle the Hendra virus disease outbreak in Australia, AIDS-like disease in wild chimps, return of polio type 2 in Nigeria, the influenza pandemic wave, and rabies in three countries. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special [...]
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August 9, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Jennifer Drahos Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Jennifer Drahos consider Marburg virus in Egyptian fruit bats, bacterial citrus pathogen found in shipping facility, canine parvovirus in Michigan, Relenza-resistant influenza virus, new HIV from gorillas, and public engagement on H1N1 immunization program. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! [...]
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August 2, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier Vincent and Dick explain virus classification, and revisit the 1976 swine flu immunization campaign and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #43 (32 MB .mp3, 46 minutes) Links for this [...]
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July 24, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Delthia Ricks Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Delthia Ricks discuss a new influenza virus-like particle vaccine, dog flu, ultrasensitive pen-sized virus detector, imported rabies in the US, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and next season’s flu vaccines. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast Click the [...]
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July 19, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Vincent, Dick, Alan and Rich Condit chat about infectious salmon anemia virus, virus-resistant grapevines, virulence of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, origin of 1918 influenza virus, holy water ban to halt influenza, frequency of human WU and KI polyomavirus infection, rabies in China, and host species of [...]
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July 12, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove Vincent, Dick, and Alan consider Reston ebolavirus in swine, historical perspective of H1N1 influenza virus emergence and circulation, Tamiflu-resistant H1N1, Tamiflu in Japanese river waters, transmission of H1N1 virus in ferrets, and pneumonia and respiratory failure from H1N1 in Mexico. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! [...]
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July 5, 2009
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier Vincent and Dick discuss virus structure and answer listener questions. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #39 (37 MB .mp3, 53 minutes) Links for this episode: Diagrams of virus structures Boston Globe [...]
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