Anthony writes: The Vanquisher of Polio Also Stood for Jewish Rights He insisted that if they wanted his clinic, the redlining had to stop. May 24, 2019 12:42 p.m. ET Regarding Bob Greene’s “Vaccines Made…
Steen writes: Regarding Dickson’s pick of the week on TWiV 537 (starting at 1:29:02): it looks like leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) are closely related to but distinct from treehoppers (Membracidae). As briefly noted in the National Geographic…
Michal writes: Dear TWIV crew, First, I’d like to thank all of you extremely likeable hosts for a great podcast and fascinating discussions. One of the interesting topics in 2018 in my mind was the…
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vincent meets up with one of his virology heroes, Roland R. Rueckert, to talk about his research and his second career as a forest manager.
Suellen writes: TWiV 525 was the bees knees! Another excellent podcast, really very very good. Learned a ton about bees. Have listened twice, might give it a third listen. Andrea writes: Dear TWIV team Thank…
Brianne and Vincent tackle two studies that utilize infectious viruses to examine zoonotic potential of Bombali virus, a new ebolavirus from an insectivorous species in Sierra Leone, and a human mumps-like virus from an African flying fox in DRC.
The TWiV team notes the passing of Tom Steitz, an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis in the US, a continuing Ebola virus outbreak in DRC, respiratory vaccinia due to inhalation of ground up rabbit skin, and how a human papillomavirus capsid protein directs virus-containing endosomes towards the nucleus.
Harold writes: Greeting Here in cubicle land it is a comfortable 74 degrees F with 60% relative humidity. Bright LED lights provide constant indirect illumination I have been reading about the recent increase of cases…
Jay writes: TWIVumvirate, While listening to TWIV 512, I was inspired to do a search on plant bioinformatics, and came upon the best URL. Ever. Lawrence-Dill Plant Informatics and Computation Lab @Iowa State https://dill-picl.org/ Also,…
Jens returns to present a brief history of bioweapons, with a focus on the program in the Soviet Union, the largest ever undertaken, and his experience working in the decommissioned Soviet bioweapons laboratory known as Vector.
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.