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    • Immune 41: Zebrafish immunology with Madina Wane

      Immune 41: Zebrafish immunology with Madina Wane

      Immune - January 25, 2021
      • Madina joins Immune to explain how the immune system of zebrafish gills compares to its functional counterpart in mammals, the lungs, and to discuss a zebrafish model for understanding olfactory loss during COVID-19. post
    • TWiV 711: The New Heal

      TWiV 711: The New Heal

      This Week in Virology - January 24, 2021
      • The TWiVers review Biden's national strategy for COVID-19 responses and pandemic preparedness, and an evaluation of the BinaxNOW rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 infection. post
    • TWiV 710: COVID-19 clinical update #46 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

      TWiV 710: COVID-19 clinical update #46 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

      This Week in Virology - January 23, 2021
      • In COVID-19 clinical update #46, Daniel Griffin discusses the BinaxNow rapid antigen test, efficacy of Bamlanivimab in nursing homes, associations of serum vitamin D concentrations with in-hospital mortality and need for invasive mechanical ventilation, trials of IL-6 receptor antagonists, effects of anticoagulants on in-hospital mortality, and symptom persistence in outpatients. post
    • TWiEVO 64: Seeing the lineages for the variants

      TWiEVO 64: Seeing the lineages for the variants

      This Week in Evolution - January 22, 2021
      • Nels and Vincent consider evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2, and update the situation on novel virus variants of concern with potentially altered fitness and reactivity with antibodies. post
    • TWiV 709: COVID cherry picking

      TWiV 709: COVID cherry picking

      This Week in Virology - January 21, 2021
      • In this episode, President Biden elevates his science advisor to his Cabinet, a review of the current flu season, the scientific goals of the WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2, and answers to listener questions. post
    • TWiV 708: Alpaca llama full of nanobodies

      TWiV 708: Alpaca llama full of nanobodies

      This Week in Virology - January 17, 2021
      • The TWiVy team deconstructs CoronaVac, the inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech, and production of multivalent camelid nanobodies that block infection with the virus and suppress selection of neturalization-resistant variants. post
    • TWiN 14: Reducing Alzheimer-like pathology in mice

      TWiN 14: Reducing Alzheimer-like pathology in mice

      This Week in Neuroscience - January 14, 2021
      • Ori, Jason, and Vincent discuss the use of antibodies to neutralize amyloid-β seeds before their deposition becomes detectable in transgenic mice, and the finding that the preclinical phase of Alzheimer‘s disease may be a late manifestation of earlier pathogenic seed formation. post
    • TWiP 191: Dickson's ocular anomaly

      TWiP 191: Dickson's ocular anomaly

      This Week in Parasitism - January 11, 2021
      • The TWiPers solve the case of the Rural Man from North Carolina with Blurred Vision, and discuss the results of single-cell RNA sequencing of Schistosoma mansoni. post
    • TWiM 233: Antivirals made by bacteria

      TWiM 233: Antivirals made by bacteria

      This Week in Microbiology - January 9, 2021
      • The TWiM team reviews the movie Jezebel, played against the background of the yellow fever epidemic of 1853 in New Orleans, and prokaryotic viperins, ancestors of the eukaryotic enzymes that synthesize antiviral molecules. post
    • TWiEVO 63: Year of the coronavirus

      TWiEVO 63: Year of the coronavirus

      This Week in Evolution - December 31, 2020
      • Nels and Vincent wrap up 2020 with a discussion of novel variants of SARS-CoV-2 that have emerged in the United Kingdom and South Africa, how to interpret the rapidly emerging genome sequence data and what to look for in the coming weeks as these variants spread across the globe. post
    • Immune 40: COVID-19 nuances

      Immune 40: COVID-19 nuances

      Immune - December 30, 2020
      • Immune reminisces about a year in COVID-19 immunology, Steph's receiving the Pfizer vaccine, and answers to listener questions about a challenge study with common cold CoVs, T cell exhaustion, how CD4 T cells control infections, and more. post
    • TWiM 232: Microbial nanowires

      TWiM 232: Microbial nanowires

      This Week in Microbiology - December 24, 2020
      • TWiM explores the use of a bacterial protein to make highly conductive microbial nanowires, and how modulin proteins seed the formation of amyloid, a key component of S. aureus biofilms. post
    • TWiN 13: mRNAs for long-term memory

      TWiN 13: mRNAs for long-term memory

      This Week in Neuroscience - December 16, 2020
      • Ori, Jason, Erin, and Vincent dissect a study that utilizes single-cell RNA sequencing to reveal the genes that underlie remote memory storage in the medial prefrontal cortex of the mouse. post
    • TWiM 231: It's a microbe-eat-microbe world

      TWiM 231: It's a microbe-eat-microbe world

      This Week in Microbiology - December 11, 2020
      • Mark Martin returns to TWiM for a discussion of a predatory bacterium appropriately named Vampirococcus lugosii, and Elio reveals how bacteria can be used on the International Space Station to efficiently extract rare earth elements in microgravity. post
    • TWiP 190: But Doc, what could it be?

      TWiP 190: But Doc, what could it be?

      This Week in Parasitism - December 8, 2020
      • Christina from Glasgow returns to help the TWiPlets solve the case of the Ghanian Woman with Abdominal Mass, followed by discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on malaria morbidity and mortality in Africa. post
    • TWiEVO 62: Army ants with Daniel Kronauer

      TWiEVO 62: Army ants with Daniel Kronauer

      This Week in Evolution - December 7, 2020
      • Daniel joins Nels and Vincent to discuss his new book on army ants, the wickedest insects ever to roam the planet, and his research on them and clonal raider ants. post
    • Immune 39: A Tonka Truck full of salt

      Immune 39: A Tonka Truck full of salt

      Immune - December 1, 2020
      • Immune catches up on COVID listener email, including discussions about long-term COVID, cross-reactive memory to SARS-CoV-2, common mucosal surfaces, the risky business of peptide mega-pools, immunodominant epitopes and much more. post
    • Immune 38: COVID-19 and kids with Sallie Permar

      Immune 38: COVID-19 and kids with Sallie Permar

      Immune - November 28, 2020
      • Sallie joins Immune to discuss her career, emphasizing the importance of a good mentor and the ability to pivot, and her research, which has focused on mother to child transmission of infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, CMV, and more recently, COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2. post
    • TWiM 230: Ancient bacterial DNA

      TWiM 230: Ancient bacterial DNA

      This Week in Microbiology - November 27, 2020
      • In this episode of TWiM, control of Campylobacter in raw chicken by zinc oxide nanoparticles in packaging material, and Salmonella enterica genomes from a 16th century epidemic in Mexico. post
    • TWiN 12: A gene for short-term memory

      TWiN 12: A gene for short-term memory

      This Week in Neuroscience - November 11, 2020
      • Ori, Jason, and Vincent reveal identification of an orphan receptor that modifies short-term memory in mice, and a mouse model of COVID-19 that includes anosmia or loss of smell. post
    • TWiP 189: Toe jammin'

      TWiP 189: Toe jammin'

      This Week in Parasitism - November 7, 2020
      • Christina from Glasgow joins the TWiPlets to solve the case of the Elderly Gentlemen with Full Body Rash, and to present a new clinical case for listeners to solve. post
    • TWiEVO 61: Shot and chaser of SARS-CoV-2 evolution

      TWiEVO 61: Shot and chaser of SARS-CoV-2 evolution

      This Week in Evolution - October 31, 2020
      • Nels and Vincent discuss an opinion piece on 12 evolutionary insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping human nature, and prolonged SARS-CoV-2 reproduction in an immunosuppressed patient. post
    • TWiN 11: A dollar per neuron

      TWiN 11: A dollar per neuron

      This Week in Neuroscience - October 14, 2020
      • Maria joins TWiN to explain how single-cell transcriptomics is being used to reveal the evolution of the brain, at a cost of about $1 per neuron. post
    • TWiP 188: Terrible tropisms

      TWiP 188: Terrible tropisms

      This Week in Parasitism - September 26, 2020
      • Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Baby with Hydrocephalus, and present a new clinical case for listeners to solve. post
    • Urban Agriculture 29: Gotham Greens

      Urban Agriculture 29: Gotham Greens

      Urban Agriculture - March 13, 2018
      • Dickson travels to indoor farm Gotham Greens in Brooklyn, New York to speak with Co-founder and CEO Viraj Puri. post
    • Buckyball viruses

      Buckyball viruses

      Virus Watch - March 12, 2018
      • How to build several types of virus particles using the small, powerful magnets called Buckyballs. post
    • Urban Agriculture 28: The Vertical Farm Institute

      Urban Agriculture 28: The Vertical Farm Institute

      Urban Agriculture - December 23, 2017
      • Daniel joins Dickson and Vincent to talk about the Vertical Farm Institute, which provides advice and planning on the design and construction of indoor farms.  post
    • Urban Agriculture 27: The Next Big Things

      Urban Agriculture 27: The Next Big Things

      Urban Agriculture - November 10, 2017
      • Dickson provides an updates on progress towards establishing long-term, sustainable, local, safe food systems based on indoor farming. post
    • Zika in the guys

      Zika in the guys

      Virus Watch - November 7, 2016
      • In this episode of Virus Watch, we explore the finding that Zika virus infects the testis of mice, causing damage to the organ, reduced sperm production, and less fertility. The important question: does the same happen in humans? post
    • Urban Agriculture 26: Green Sense Farms

      Urban Agriculture 26: Green Sense Farms

      Urban Agriculture - October 18, 2016
      • Dickson and Vincent speak with Robert Colangelo, founding farmer and CEO of Green Sense Farms, the world's largest commercial indoor vertical farm. post
    • Cancer Killing Viruses

      Cancer Killing Viruses

      Virus Watch - October 14, 2016
      • Guest host Lynda Coughlan reviews how oncolytic viruses, which specifically kill tumor cells, are designed and how they work. post
    • Polio in Nigeria

      Polio in Nigeria

      Virus Watch - August 16, 2016
      • Polio returns to Nigeria after two years - but it turns out it had never gone away. post

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