Vincent and Rich discuss fruit fly viruses, one year without polio in Nigeria, and a permissive Marek’s disease viral vaccine that allows transmission of virulent viruses.
David Esteban writes: Dear TWiV folks, I hope that you will take a moment to highlight the recent paper from Ian Lipkin’s lab identifying biomarkers for CFS/ME. (The Institute of Medicine has recommended a name…
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 TWiVers review the outcomes of two recent phase 3 clinical trials of a quadrivalent dengue virus vaccine in Asia and Latin America.
The TWiV team consults an epidemiologist to forecast the future scope of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.
Ted writes: Hello Vincent I hope all is well. First wanted to thank you for several months ago introducing me to your TWIV broadcast. They are very informative and a good listen especially now with…
Robin writes: Yet another multiple sclerosis treatment: A letter writer’s sister has multiple sclerosis. Polyclonal vegetables should not be harmful, and might even be beneficial: <a href=”http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjgBLwH3Wc“>Minding Your Mitochondria: Dr. Terry Wahls at TEDxIowaCity</a> Mortality…
Nissin writes: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/world/americas/ciro-de-quadros-74-dies-epidemiologist-who-championed-polio-immunizations.html?emc=edit_th_20140603&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=30251002&_r=0 John writes: It is 17 C here, two miles from Google’s main campus in Mountain View, California. Alan’s pick for episode 287 was a site called “do not link” that prevents search…
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.