Vincent travels to the University of Nebraska to meet with members of the Nebraska Center for Virology and discuss their work on algal viruses, plant viruses, HIV and Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus.
Welkin joins the TWiV team for a discussion of HIV prophylaxis using vectored antibodies, and the influenza H5N1 virus studies in ferrets that were not redacted.
TWiV 164: Six steps forward, four steps back
- January 1, 2012
- Tagged as: AIDS, anti-vaccine, bioterrorism, CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, dengue, H5N1, hepatitis C virus, hiv, hpv, human papillomavirus, influenza, NSABB, panic virus, polio eradication, prostate cancer, retrovirus, symbiosis, vaccination, viral, viral oncotherapy, virology, virus, wolbachia, XMRV, zinc finger
Vincent, Alan, and Rich review ten compelling virology stories of 2011.
TWiV 146: Draco’s potion
- August 28, 2011
- Tagged as: AIDS, antiviral, apoptosis, broad spectrum, double stranded RNA, draco, hiv, pkr, selection, t cell epitope, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus
Vincent, Rich, and Abbie review a broad spectrum antiviral protein, and selective pressure applied by a failed HIV-1 vaccine.
Vincent, Rich, and Alan discuss live blogging of scientific meetings, the current outbreak of Hendra virus is Australia, and using zinc finger nucleases to make HIV-resistant CD4 cells.
Vincent, Rich, Julie and Stacey recorded TWiV at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology in Minneapolis, where they discussed the role of neutralizing antibodies in protection against HIV-1 infection, and astroviruses, agents of gastroenteritis.
Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Judy Lieberman review the use of CD4 aptamer-siRNA chimeras to inhibit HIV transmission.
Vincent, Rich, Alan, and Dickson discuss the cellular reservoir of HIV-1 with Kathleen Collins, MD, PhD.
The complete TWiV crew teams up with Welkin Johnson to explore the other AIDS epidemic, infection of monkeys with simian immunodeficiency virus, and its restriction by the cellular protein TRIM5.
Vincent and journalist David Tuller converse about the state of science reporting by the press.
Inside a BSL-4
