Suzanne writes: Your conversation reminded me that I’ve heard people say they can smell some cancers. Usually lung cancer and usually on someone’s breath. My husband was diagnosed with colon cancer several years ago and…
Fernando writes: Hi TWiV team, I was rather disappointed that TWiV 321 tiptoed around what is really going on in the discourse around “gain of function” experiments. You and your gracious guest failed to state…
Laura writes: Hi Twiv team, I was alarmed to see that Mark Lipsitch published his views on “potentially pandemic pathogens” in Scientific American. It is too bad that the readers are getting only one side…
Sandra writes: Home sick today and watching (via internet) the NAS symposium on GOF. Caught part of Yoshihiro Kawaoka’s presentation and was VERY impressed – the data cited, his logical reasoning and how succinct he…
The TWiV gang reviews ten fascinating, compelling, and riveting virology stories from 2014.
Ken Stedman writes: Hi Vincent, Thanks for the TWiV bump for my talk at ASV next summer, looking forward to it. Also thanks for the plug for the Phage book (I wrote a “guest” chapter.),…
Vincent, Alan, Rich and Kathy discuss the association of a virus with sea star melting disease, and the finding of a phycodnavirus in the oropharynx of humans with altered cognitive functions.
Christiane Wobus writes: My take on this question is that bacteria promote but are not absolutely required for virus infection. GF mice have M cells and our data in vitro shows that MNV can be transcytosed by…
Vincent, Alan, and Rich discuss how norovirus, an enteric virus, can replace the functions of the gut microbiome.
Stephanie Karst writes: Hi TWiV Team, I’m so honored that you discussed my group’s norovirus paper last week. I wanted to touch on a few points that came up and provide a bit more context….
The Hosts of TWiV
Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D.
Dickson D.
Despommier, Ph.D.
Alan Dove, Ph.D.
Daniel Griffin, M.D.,
Ph.D., CTropMed CTH
Angela Mingarelli, DVM
Jolene Ramsey, Ph.D.