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TWiV 69: They’re all safecrackers

by Vincent Racaniello on February 7, 2010

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Alan, and Rich review recent outbreaks of mumps in the UK, US, and Israel, protection of mice against 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus by 1918-like and classical swine H1N1 vaccines, and a virus-like particle vaccine for chikungunya virus.
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TWiV 61: Original antigenic sin

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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TWiV 59: Dog bites virus

by Vincent Racaniello on November 22, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Gustavo Palacios, and Mady Hornig
A TWiV panel of five considers the finding of Streptococcus pneumoniae in fatal H1N1 cases in Argentina, hysteria in the Ukraine over pandemic influenza, and human vaccinia infection after contact with a raccoon rabies vaccine bait.
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TWiV 58: Nipah virus in ferrets

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 [...]

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TWiV 57: Virology in high school

by Vincent Racaniello on November 8, 2009

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Vincent visited Scotch Plains – Fanwood High School and talked about viruses with high school biology students.
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TWiV 56: Perspicuously perspicacious

by Vincent Racaniello on November 1, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Cliff Mintz

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Cliff answer questions from listeners on swine influenza origins, transmission, virulence, and vaccines, HIV and AIDS, and more.
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TWiV 55: Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate

by Vincent Racaniello on October 25, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, Jason Rodriguez, and Rich Condit

The largest TWiV panel ever assembled takes on XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome, 2009 chemistry Nobel prizes for ribosome structure, finding new poxvirus vaccine candidates, a brouhaha over leaked Canadian data on influenza susceptibility, and transmission of H1N1 influenza to a pet ferret.
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TWiV 53: The ends justify the means

by Vincent Racaniello on October 11, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove

Vincent, Dick, and Alan talk about Nobel prizes for telomere research, bacteriophages that protect aphids from wasps, salicylates and pandemic influenza mortality, and hand washing.
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TWiV 50: XMRV

by Vincent Racaniello on September 20, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Jason Rodriguez

Vincent and Jason review influenza 2009 H1N1 vaccine trials and protection against the virus conferred by the 1976 swine flu vaccine, then move on to a virus called XMRV and its possible role in prostate cancer.
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TWiV 47: Vertical vaccine farm

by Vincent Racaniello on 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.
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