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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Vincent, Rich, Alan and Kathy review aerosol transmission studies of influenza H1N1 x H5N1 reassortants, H7N9 infections in China, and the MERS coronavirus. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 233 (71 MB .mp3, 98 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Links for this episode: Aerosol transmission of H1N1 [...]

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Roberto Cattaneo, Reuben Harris, Lou Mansky, and Leslie Schiff Vincent meets up with Roberto, Reuben, Lou, and Leslie at the University of Minnesota to talk about their work on HIV-1, APOBEC proteins, measles virus, and teaching virology to undergraduates. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 232 (60 MB .mp3, 84 min) Subscribe [...]

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Amit Kapoor, Lan Quan, and Ian Lipkin Vincent meets up with Amit, Lan, and Ian to discuss their discovery of hepaciviruses and pegiviruses in bats and rodents. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 231 (55 MB .mp3, 76 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Links for this episode:  Canine hepacivirus (TWiV 137) Rodent homologs of [...]

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Vincent, Rich, Alan and Kathy review H7N9 infections in China, the debate over patenting genes, and receptor-binding by ferret-transmissible avian H5 influenza virus. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 230 (73 MB .mp3, 101 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Links for this episode: Francois Jacob dies (The [...]

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove Vincent, Rich, Dickson, and Alan review the current status of human infections with avian influenza H7N9 virus. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 229 (69 MB .mp3, 95 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Links for this episode: Hilary Koprowski, 96 (NY Times) Koprowski, Kessin, Racaniello photo Listen to [...]

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Britt Glaunsinger, and Eva Harris Vincent visits the University of California at Berkeley and speaks with Britt Glaunsinger and Eva Harris about their work on Kaposi’s sarcoma associated herpesvirus and dengue virus. Thanks to the Microbiology Graduate Students for hosting me at their annual symposium, and especially to Emma, Lisa, and Zoe [...]

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler The complete TWiV team reviews the controversial publication of the HeLa cell genome, a missing vial of Guanarito virus in a BSL-4 facility, and human infections with avian influenza H7N9 virus. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 227 (69 MB .mp3, 95 min) Subscribe [...]

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Terry Dermody Vincent and Dickson speak with Terry Dermody about his career in medicine and virology. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 226 (67 MB .mp3, 93 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Vincent, Rich, and Kathy read listener comments and questions on viral oncotherapy, science communication, a functional HIV cure in an infant, and much more. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 225 (73 MB .mp3, 101 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Links for this episode: Plant viruses alter insect behavior [...]

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Vincent, Alan, Kathy, and Dickson discuss identification of a cell receptor for the coronavirus-EMC, and the role of interferon-epsilon in protecting the female reproductive tract. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 224 (69 MB .mp3, 95 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Links for this episode: Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 is [...]

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