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TWiV 571: Piwi koalas

October 27, 2019
Tagged as: baculovirus, endogenous retrovirus, Flu, Flublock, Flucelvax, germline, HA, influenza, influenza vaccine, insect cell, Koala, Koala retrovirus, piRNA, transposon, viral, virology, virus, viruses

The League of Extraordinary Virologists celebrate the eradication of wild poliovirus type 3, and consider the effectiveness of an influenza vaccine produced in insect cells, and how small RNAs are protecting the Koala germline from retroviral invasion.

TWiV 548: Mice, shrews, and caterpillars

May 19, 2019
Tagged as: baculovirus, Borna virus, encaphalitis, European Congress of Virology, Lassa virus, metagenomics, Nigeria, outbreak response, transplant recipient, viral, virology, virus, virus behavior modification, viruses, zombie caterpillar

Vincent travels to the European Congress of Virology in Rotterdam and with local co-host Marion Koopmans speaks with Martin Beer, Stephan Gunther, and Vera Ros about their careers and their work on Lassa virus, Borna virus, and insect viruses.

Stephanie joins the super professors to discuss the gut virome of children with serious malnutrition, caterpillar genes acquired from parasitic wasps, and the effect of adding chemokines to a simian immunodeficiency virus DNA vaccine.

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TWiV 325: Wildcats go viral

February 22, 2015
Tagged as: A. aegypti, apoptosis, arbovirus, baculovirus, caspase, caterpillar, insect, metalloproteinase, mosquito, Sindbis virus, transmission, viral, virology, virus

Vincent visits the ‘Little Apple’ and speaks with Rollie and Lorena about their work on mosquito-born viruses and baculoviruses.

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TWiV 152: Viromes in the effluence of society

October 9, 2011
Tagged as: baculovirus, extended phenotype, raw sewage, viral, virology, virome, virus, zombie caterpillar

Vincent, Alan, and Rich cover the virome of raw sewage, and a baculovirus gene that causes caterpillars to climb to their doom.

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TWiV 150: Contaminated

September 25, 2011
Tagged as: baculovirus, CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, hcv, hiv, hpv, influenza, narcolepsy, pml, retraction, t cells, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, XMRV

Vincent, Dickson, and Rich meant to do an all-email episode, but first they review results of the Blood XMRV Scientific Research Working Group, and partial retraction of the paper associating XMRV with chronic fatigue syndrome.

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TWiV 88: A bug fix, an AIDS treatment, and an undead retrovirus

June 27, 2010
Tagged as: AIDS, baculovirus, endogenous retrovirus, gene therapy, hiv, nudivirus, retrovirus, rhinoceros beetle, viral, virology, virus

Vincent, Alan, and Marc discuss using a virus for beetle control, RNA based gene therapy for AIDS, and reconstitution of a endogenous human retrovirus.

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TWiV 38: Measles

June 28, 2009
Tagged as: baculovirus, glenn rall, H1N1, influenza, insect, koi herpesvirus, measles, pandemic, rabid, rabies, rabies virus, raccoon, swine flu, TWiV, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus

Vincent and Glenn Rall chat about koi herpesvirus, H1N1 influenza vaccine produced in insect cells, attack by a rabid raccoon, and measles.

Tag: baculovirus

TWiV 571: Piwi koalas

TWiV 548: Mice, shrews, and caterpillars

TWiV 356: Got viruses?

TWiV 325: Wildcats go viral

TWiV 152: Viromes in the effluence of society

TWiV 150: Contaminated

TWiV 88: A bug fix, an AIDS treatment, and an undead retrovirus

TWiV 38: Measles

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