TWiV 231: Hepaciviruses and pegiviruses in bats and rodents

Pteropus_conspicillatusHosts: 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.

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TWiV 230: Gene goes to Washington, flu chickens out

h7n9_casesHosts: 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.

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Alan – World Science Festival
Rich – 3 years of the sun in 3 minutes
 Vincent –  The Origin of AIDS by Jacques Pepin
Kathy – Wringing out a wet washcloth in space (YouTube)

Listener Pick of the Week

Mark – Will it blend? (iPhone app)
Marianne – Enjoy your Cells

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TWiV 229: Partly cloudy with a high of H7N9

H7N9Hosts: 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.

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Alan – Nature PastCast
Rich – How dengue does it
 Vincent –  Squeaky Squeegee Art by Deb Sklut
Dickson – Agritecture

Listener Pick of the Week

Mike – Chemistry in its element: Elements and Compounds

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TWiV 228: Cal Bears go viral

Calmicro symposium posterHosts: 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 for their wonderful hospitality during my stay.

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TWiV 227: Lacks security and bad poultry

comingled birdsHosts: 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.

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Kathy – NIAID YouTube videos
Alan – Lego insects
Rich – How to see the world in a grain of sand
 Vincent –  Vaccines, viruses, and the anti-vax movement
Dickson – Edinburgh Science Festival

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Stephen – Nature iOS app
Mehul – Voices for vaccines

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TWiV 225: Transcripts from the inbox

virus inboxHosts: 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.

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Kathy – Case stories about CoV-EMC (one, two)
Rich – The Self-Illusion by Bruce Hood
Vincent – Moving Targets

Listener Pick of the Week

Liam – eLIFE and Rubriq
Steve – Plant virus ecology (mp3)
Neil – World Immunization Week

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TWiV 224: A wide receiver and a natural defense

coronavirusHosts: 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.

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Kathy – 2013 Intel Science Talent Search awards
Alan – Krebs Cycle Rap (CDC)
Vincent –  Jetpens (favorite one and two)
Dickson – Rabies death in organ recipients (CDC)

Listener Pick of the Week

Justin – The DNA Store
Jim – Massive Open Online Classrooms
Chris – Feedly

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TWiV 223: EEEV and the serpent

NA defective fluHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, and Kathy discuss new influenza virus NA inhibitors, detection of EEEV antibody and RNA in snakes, and replication of the coronavirus EMC in human airway epithelial cells.

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Kathy – Finkbeiner test and Women in Science
Alan – New flu vaccine efficacy study (CDC)
Vincent –  Threading the NEIDL video

Listener Pick of the Week

Steve – Prof. Joan Steitz on viral RNA
Ed – Archiving history of molecular biology: Press release, video, CSHL archives and videos

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TWiV 222: Jumpin’ Jack Flash, it’s a GAS GAS GAS

cyclic GAMPHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

The complete TWiV team discusses the amazing finding that cyclic GMP-AMP synthase is a cytosolic innate immune DNA sensor.

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Kathy – Graphene batteries
Alan – How do we get cures? (YouTube)
Rich – Explosive breach of Condit Dam (Vimeo)
Vincent –  10 things you can do to support open access (Tree of Life)

Listener Pick of the Week

Mark – The real story of Stuxnet
John – D-connector virus

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The Hosts of TWiV

Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D.


Brianne Barker, Ph.D.


Rich Condit, Ph.D.


Alan Dove, Ph.D.


Daniel Griffin, M.D.,
Ph.D., CTropMed CTH


Angela Mingarelli, DVM


Jolene Ramsey, Ph.D.


Kathy Spindler, Ph.D.


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