TWiV Team in BSL4 suitsHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich ConditAlan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

In their final episode of the year, the TWiV team reviews twelve cool virology stories from 2012.

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Twelve virology stories from 2012:

  1. H5N1 (TWiV 190, 182, 177, 173, 168)
  2. Polymorphisms that control susceptibility (TWiV 175, 180)
  3. New virus receptors (TWiV 166, 210)
  4. XMRV: Last nail in the coffin (TWiV special)
  5. Polio eradication troubles in Pakistan (NY Times one, two, three; virology blog)
  6. Biomedical research crisis (TWiV 208184189194)
  7. Polydnaviruses in parasitoid wasps (TWiV 179)
  8. Carolyn Coyne’s placental barrier story (TWiV 193)
  9. Touring NEIDL (TWiV 200)
  10. Epidemiology (TWiV 169, 178)
  11. A good year for virus hunting (173, 183, 195, 196, 198, 199, 204)
  12. Pox accordion (TWiV 198)

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Weekly Science Picks

Rich – Our Mr. Sun (IMDB entry) (wiki)
Alan – PubReader from NCBI announcement and instructions
Kathy – Popular Mechanics 110 picks for the next 110 years
Vincent366 days: Nature’s 10

Listener Pick of the Week

Matt – The flu vaccine controversy

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Stuart FiresteinHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Stuart Firestein

Vincent and Stuart discuss why ignorance – all of what we don’t know, and even what we don’t know we don’t know – is the driving force of science.

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fungal snowmanHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich ConditAlan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVerers answer listener email about genetically modified chickens, a hendra vaccine for horses, online education, curing color blindness, Roosevelt and polio, Th cells, and much more.

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Rich – Overview
Alan – Notes towards the complete works of Shakespeare
Kathy – Correlation vs. Causation (#1, #2, #3)
VincentPeriodically inspired

Listener Pick of the Week

Mark – Life of a Nature paper
RicardoThings don’t go viral

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich ConditSanta HBVAlan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiV four discuss an mRNA-based influenza vaccine, and a phage tubulin that forms a filamentous array in the host cell that is needed for positioning viral DNA.

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Weekly Science Picks

Rich – Ocean Global Shark Tracker
Alan – The Field Book Project
Kathy – How to manipulate an army of zombies
VincentScience sculpture

Listener Pick of the Week

Stephen – WEHI.TV

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VPg linked to RNAHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich ConditDickson DespommierAlan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

The complete TWiV team reviews identification of the cell receptor for hepatitis B and D viruses, and the cell enzyme that cleaves the genome-linked protein from picornaviral RNA.

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Rich – Vendée Globe
Dickson – Earth at night
Alan – Trophée Jules Verne
Kathy – Science cookies
VincentTrilobite Glassworks

Listener Pick of the Week

Ken – Spanish flu pandemic model (teacher’s guide)
JimSanta Cruz Science Communication Program (also see SHERP)

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phage papercraftHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson DespommierAlan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy answer listener email about deformed wing virus, West Nile virus, FluMist, influenza in Canada, viruses and the tree of life, and more.

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Dickson – Cassini web site and Mars reconnaissance orbiter
Alan – OneZoom Tree of Life
Kathy – Viral tumor suppressor structure (Cell)
Vincent
Spot the Station

Listener Pick of the Week

Ricardo – Once upon a time: The possible story of viruses
JimEncode, myIDP, Experiment Reproduction podcasts
Mark – MoMath

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jon yewdellHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Jon Yewdell

Vincent is joined by special guest Jon Yewdell to discuss solutions for ending the current crisis in American biomedical research.

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silkworm cocoonHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan DoveMatt Frieman, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, Matt, and Kathy review the use of silk to stabilize antibiotics and a viral vaccine, and an impaired-fidelity vaccine against SARS coronavirus.

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Matt – Virus-associated pyramids (slide #11)
Alan – Similarities of wave behavior (YouTube)
Kathy – The glass transition
Vincent
– US cattle country in uproar at virus lab plans (BBC)

Listener Pick of the Week

Ricardo – Blackawton bees and Science is for everyone (TED)
TonyBiophilia by Bjork

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Harmit MalikHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Harmit Malik

Vincent is joined by special guest Harmit Malik to discuss his work on the evolution of genetic conflict.

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VincentCandidates’ answers to science questions

Listener Pick of the Week

Steve – Mural of Henrietta Lacks story (alternate link)

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