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TWiV 132: Virology 911

Vincent Racaniello — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:14:45 +0000

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Alfred Sacchetti

Vincent, Rich, Alan, and Dickson speak with Alfred Sacchetti, MD, Chief of Emergency Services at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, about viral infections encountered in the emergency room.

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Al – The Physics of Superheroes and NKT Watch
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Alan – Neil deGrasse’s comments on UFOs, argument from ignorance, and scientific method (YouTube)
Destanie – Microcosm by Carl Zimmer
Vincent – The intestinal microbiota and viral susceptibility

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Jim - Extraordinary Measures

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TWiV 102: Catch me if you can in Munich

Vincent Racaniello — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:38:06 +0000

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Andrew Baker, Karl-Klaus Conzelmann, Peter Palese, and Katharina Eisenächer

A conversation about the RNA sensor RIG-I, adenovirus gene therapy, a universal influenza vaccine, and rabies virus, recorded in Munich, Germany at the SFB455 symposium ‘Viral offense and immune defense’.

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SFB455 Symposium scientific program
Letters read on TWiV 102
Virologists having fun (YouTube video)
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Katharina – Deutsches Museum
Vincent – HHMI holiday lectures on science (thanks Judi!)

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TWiV 60: Making viral RNA

Vincent Racaniello — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:24:03 +0000

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dick continue Virology 101 with a discussion of how RNA viruses produce mRNA and replicate their genomes.

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Diagrams of viral RNA synthesis
Animations of influenza virus and HIV-1 replication
Episode transcript (pdf) – Thanks Norma!
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Dick The Double Helix by James D. Watson
Vincent Worms and Germs Blog

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