Vincent and Dick continue Virology 101 with a discussion of how RNA viruses produce mRNA and replicate their genomes.
David Baltimore’s experiment: poliovirus RNA synthesis in infected cells Poliovirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase RNA synthesis strategies: (+) strand RNA viruses RNA synthesis strategies: (-) strand RNA viruses RNA synthesis strategies: dsRNA viruses Vesicular stomatitis virus…
A few readers have been kind enough to produce transcripts for TWiV episodes. If anyone is interested in transcribing an episode, please contact me: vincent@microbe.tv. TWiV 1: West Nile Virus (transcript pdf) – thanks Gertrude!…
Sialic acid Picornavirus receptors Poliovirus bound to poliovirus receptor Rhinovirus bound to receptor Adenovirus Influenza HA bound to sialic acid Membrane fusion by influenza HA
Vincent, Alan, Dick, and Hamish Young discuss the 2009 influenza pandemic, first 2009 H1N1 vaccine, hunting mosquitoes with midges, vaccine-associated polio in India, and adenoviruses.
Vincent, Alan, and Raul Rabadan converse about polio survivors in iron lungs, bocavirus, structure of mimivirus, and genome sequence analysis of influenza H1N1 viruses.
Vincent, Dick, and Alan talk about insect and human dengue virus host proteins, equine vaccine for WNV and EEEV, return of swine flu to humans, spread of polio in Africa, and listener email.
Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Eric F. Donaldson discuss a new test for influenza H5N1, poliovirus in Minnesota, Koala retrovirus, batteries made from viruses, and SARS.
Vincent, Alan, and Luis talk about rabies in Viet Nam and Angola, needle-stick infections with ebolavirus and West Nile virus, and viral evolution.
Vincent, Dick, and Alan discuss adenovirus type 36 and obesity, new influenza antiviral drugs, viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus of fish, and Ebola virus in pigs and pig farmers in the Phillipines.
The Hosts of TWiV
Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D.
Rich Condit, 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.