Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove Vincent, Dickson, and Alan discuss STEP HIV-1 vaccine failure caused by the adenovirus vector, presence of West Nile virus in kidneys for years after initial infection, adaptation of the influenza viral RNA polymerase for replication in human cells, and the significance of the D225G change in the influenza [...]
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. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download TWiV #60 (51 MB .mp3, 71 minutes) Subscribe to [...]
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove Vincent, Dick, and Alan converse about hantavirus spread by large deer mice, why the 1918 influenza virus replicates in the lower respiratory tract, measles in Europe, and the growing resistance of influenza virus to antivirals. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from [...]
