TWiV 556: Glycolyl’s not for the birds

TWiV minus one reveals delayed neurological deficits in children without microcephaly born to Zika virus infected mothers, and N-glycolyl-neuraminic acid as a receptor for influenza A viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Weekly Science Picks 1:27:27

Brianne – Foldable viral capsid models and Foldable models demonstrate T numbers
Alan – Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling
Dickson – NASA 50th Events
Kathy – Altas Obscura’s 17,069 strange and wonderful places
Vincent – TWiEVO 44: The enemy of my enemy is my phage

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Anthony – Global Water Pathogen Project

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TWiV 555: Fidelity and the single cell

From ASM Microbe 2019, Vincent, Brianne and Calvin meet up with Craig Cameron to discuss his career and his work exploring RNA-dependent RNA synthesis and single cell virology.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Brianne Barker, and Calvin Yeager

Guest: Craig Cameron

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TWiV 554: Full fathom five thy viromes lie

A trio of TWiVers reports on influenza in Australia, how a host protein impacts bird to human movement of influenza virus, and marine DNA viral diversity in the oceans from pole to pole.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Alan Dove

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Weekly Science Picks 1:07:05

Alan – Stephanie Langel’s Discovery Talk
Kathy – Map of languages in the USA
Vincent – Grad student mental health with Susanna Harris video and on TWiM 199

Listener Picks

Fernando – Pushing back on hyped-up science

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TWiV 552: Delta and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat

Team TWiV reveals DNA polymerases that do not require a primer, and packaging of hepatitis delta virus by the envelope glycoproteins of diverse viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guest: Kiki Warren

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Weekly Science Picks 1:27:06

Alan – Seek
Rich – Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant and NIH director will no longer speak on all-male science panels
Brianne – Unique scientists
Dickson – Vaccines – Calling the Shots
Vincent – NY eliminates religious vaccine exemptions and Jessica Biel reveals that she does not understand vaccines
Kiki – Converting type A to type O blood

Listener Picks

Justin – An Apple a Day

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TWiV 551: Golden hands

At Retroviruses 2019 in Cold Spring Harbor, Vincent speaks with virologist Bryan Cullen about his work and his career, together with former associates Ann Skalka, Paul Bieniasz, and Michael Malim.

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Bryan Cullen, Paul Bieniasz, Michael Malim, and Ann Skalka

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TWiV 550: Covering up the shiny parts

TWiV explains the use of a neuronal cell line to study herpes simplex virus latency and reactivation, and a strategy for creating vaccines that induce antibodies against specific epitopes.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier,Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Weekly Science Picks 1:24:02

Alan – Quabbin Reservoir
Rich – Katherine Swan Ginsburg Humanism in Medicine Program; The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Brianne – UPitt Measles Simulator
Dickson – James Webb Space Telescope
Vincent – Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences by Erling Norrby

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TWiV 549: The church of protocadherin

Kartik and Rohit join the TWiV team to present their identification of protocadherin-1 as a cell receptor for New World hantaviruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guests: Kartik Chandran and Rohit Jangra

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This episode is sponsored by the 2019 Chem/Bio Defense Science and Technology Conference. Are you working on innovative research that can shape the future of chemical or biological defense? Submit your abstract and present your work to more than 1,500 leaders from government, academia and industry. Visit www.cbdstconference.com for more details.

Weekly Science Picks 1:22:44

Alan – Temi and Trint
Rich – Using Jupiter’s moons to determine where on Earth you are
Kathy – Best architecture in every state
Vincent – Cyberwire Podcast: The Ghost and the Mole
Kartik – Slack
Rohit – Antibody responses to viral infections

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TWiV 548: Mice, shrews, and caterpillars

Vincent travels to the European Congress of Virology in Rotterdam and with local co-host Marion Koopmans speaks with Martin Beer, Stephan Gunther, and Vera Ros about their careers and their work on Lassa virus, Borna virus, and insect viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Marion Koopmans

Guests: Martin Beer, Stephan Gunther, and Vera Ros

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This episode is sponsored by the 2019 Chem/Bio Defense Science and Technology Conference. Are you working on innovative research that can shape the future of chemical or biological defense? Submit your abstract and present your work to more than 1,500 leaders from government, academia and industry. Visit www.cbdstconference.com for more details.

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TWiV 547: Upstate virology

Vincent travels to the University at Albany to speak with Cara, Rachel, and Alex about their careers and their work on stress granules, epitranscriptomics, and arboviruses.

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Cara Pager, Rachel Netzband, and Alex Ciota

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This episode is sponsored by the 2019 Chem/Bio Defense Science and Technology Conference. Are you working on innovative research that can shape the future of chemical or biological defense? Submit your abstract and present your work to more than 1,500 leaders from government, academia and industry. Visit www.cbdstconference.com for more details.

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