Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Vincent, Alan, and Rich explore a novel bunyavirus isolated in China, the recent polio outbreak in Republic of the Congo, and cell to cell transmission of a retrovirus by biofilm-like extracellular assemblies. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #127 (62 MB .mp3, 86 minutes). [...]
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. 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 [...]
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Stephen Morse Vincent, Alan, and Stephen Morse discuss progressive vaccinia in a smallpox vaccinee, arsenic and influenza in mice, facemasks and flu transmission, and antigenic and genetic analyses of the new H1N1 influenza virus. Sponsor: Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast Click the [...]
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Marc Pelletier summarize the past week’s influenza H1N1 activity, and discuss parvovirus infection of dogs and humans. 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 [...]
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Max Gottesman Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Max Gottesman discuss an unusual wasp-virus symbiosis, influenza transmission and absolute humidity, how mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection, and viruses of bacteria. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #21 (38 MB .mp3, 55 minutes) Unusual wasp-virus symbiosis [...]
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Guest: Aidan Racaniello Vincent, Dick, and Aidan discuss how viral infections play prominent roles in notable video games. Three games are discussed: World of Warcraft, Pandemic II, and Bioshock. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #7 (23.1 MB .mp3) Links for this episode: An [...]