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TWiV 78: Darwin gets weird

April 18, 2010

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dickson Despommier, and Rich Condit Vincent, Alan, Dickson, and Rich talk about treating arthritis with a tanapox virus protein, Darwinian evolution of prions in cell culture, and the connection between cold weather fronts and outbreaks of avian H5N1 influenza in Europe. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics Inc. Use [...]

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TWiV 28: SARS

April 19, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Eric F. Donaldson Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Eric F. Donaldson discuss a new test for influenza H5N1, poliovirus in Minnesota, Koala retrovirus, batteries made from viruses, and SARS. Sponsor:  Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast [Audio clip: view full post to [...]

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TWiV 23: Extreme virology

March 7, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove 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. [Audio [...]

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TWiV 12: Prions, lemur lentiviruses, RS virus vaccine, H5N1

December 21, 2008

Host: Vincent Racaniello (Wikipedia entry, and photo with Hilary Koprowski) Guests: Alan Dove and Angela Rasmussen Vincent, Alan, and Angela discuss Kuru, prions in milk, ancient lentiviruses found in the chromosomes of lemurs, a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine failure in the 1960s, and recent outbreaks of H5N1 influenza in chickens. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] D. [...]

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