TWiV 239: Filterable camels

smoking camelHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Matt Frieman

Matt joins Vincent, Alan, and Rich to summarize what we know and what we do not know about the MERS coronavirus.

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Matt – The Kid Should See This
Alan – Cassini to photograph Earth
Vincent –Cockroaches! (YouTube)
Rich – Sydney Brenner (Web of Stories)

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Ebrahim – Virus Hunter by CJ Peters and Mark Olshaker

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TWiV 238: Lost in translation

translation initiationHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Rich and Kathy discuss mechanisms of protein synthesis and regulation in virus-infected cells.

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Kathy – Vaccine-preventable outbreaks
 Rich –  To Catch a Virus by John Booss and Marilyn J. August
Vincent – This is Water by David Foster Wallace

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Jon – Confessions of a converted lecturer by Eric Mazur
Peter – FameLab

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TWiV 237: Paleovirology with Michael Emerman

Michael EmermanHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Rich Condit

Guest: Michael Emerman

Vincent and Rich recorded this episode at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA, where they met up with Michael to talk about his work on the molecular and evolutionary basis of HIV replication and pathogenesis.

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Molly – Facts in the case of Dr. Andrew Wakefield

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TWIV 236: Flu gets the VIP treatment

broadly neutralizing HA antibodiesHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan and Kathy review novel approaches to preventing influenza virus infection.

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Alan – Psychology of antivaccinationists
 Vincent –  Virology on Coursera
Kathy – Meteorites through the ages

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Basel – Self-medication in animals
Sheryl – Noadi’s art
Felicity – Survival of the Sickest by Sharon Moalem

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TWiV 235: Live in Edmonton, eh?

TWiV 235Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Rich Condit

Guests: Dave Evans, Stan Lemon, and Lorne Tyrrell

Vincent and Rich recorded this episode before an audience at the 2nd Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology Symposium at the University of Alberta, where they spoke with Dave, Stan, and Lorne about their work on poxvirus vaccines and recombination, an enveloped picornavirus, antivirals against hepatitis B and C viruses, and supporting virology research in Alberta.

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TWiV 234: Live in Denver

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Kathy Spindler

Guests: Nels Elde and Tom Shenk

Vincent and Kathy recorded this episode before an audience at the 2013 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Denver, Colorado, where they spoke with Nels and Tom about their work on the evolution of virus-host conflict and how viruses influence the cell metabolome.



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TWiV 233: We’re surrounded

TWiV drawingHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Rich, Alan and Kathy review aerosol transmission studies of influenza H1N1 x H5N1 reassortants, H7N9 infections in China, and the MERS coronavirus.

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Alan – Space Oddity (YouTube)
Rich – Walk through giant colon
 Vincent –  Transport proteins
Kathy – Vomiting Larry (YouTube)

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Tom – US patent system is broken (DailyTech)

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TWiV 232: Gophers go viral

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Roberto Cattaneo, Reuben Harris, Lou Mansky, and Leslie Schiff

Vincent meets up with Roberto, Reuben, Lou, and Leslie at the University of Minnesota to talk about their work on HIV-1, APOBEC proteins, measles virus, and teaching virology to undergraduates.



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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)

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

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Despommier, Ph.D.


Alan Dove, Ph.D.


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