The TWiVsters reveal new giant viruses that argue against a fourth domain of life, and discovery of viruses in the oceanic basement.
TWiV 433: Poops viruses and worms
- March 19, 2017
- Tagged as: antiviral RNAi, argonaute, bacteriophage, C. elegans, crispr, dicer, evolution, fecal viruses, intestine, nematode, RNA interference, viral, virology, virome, virus, viruses
The lovely TWiV team explore evolution of our fecal virome, and the antiviral RNA interference response in the nematode C. elegans.
TWiV 382: Everyone’s a little bit viral
- March 27, 2016
- Tagged as: AIM, CHiP, computational biology, crispr, endogenous retroviruses, enhancer, erv, IFN, inflammasome, interferon, retrovirus, STAT1, transposable element, viral, virology, virus, viruses
Nels and Ed join the TWiV team to talk about their observation that regulation of the human interferon response depends on regulatory sequences that were co-opted millions of years ago from endogenous retroviruses.
Two Coynes join the TWiV overlords to explain their three-dimensional culture model of polarized intestinal cells for studying enterovirus infection.
TWiV 322: Postcards from the edge of the membrane
- February 1, 2015
- Tagged as: antiviral, Bourbon virus, careers in virology, crispr, dengue, H1N1, hantavirus, hepatitis C virus, herpes simplex virus, influenza vaccine, influenza virus, measles, mumps, narcolepsy, NHL, opossum, patent, peer review, serotype, sexual transmission, Smallpox, viral, virology, virus
The TWiVodes answer listener email about hantaviruses, antivirals, H1N1 vaccine and narcolepsy, credibility of peer review, Bourbon virus, influenza vaccine, careers in virology, and much more.
TWiV 72: Bucket of bolts
- March 7, 2010
- Tagged as: archaea, bacteria, crispr, genome, immune system, podcast, RNAi, TWiV, viral, virology, virus, west nile virus
This week the TWiV team explains CRISPR/Cas, the immune system of bacteria and archaea, how novel viruses are discovered by deep sequencing of small RNAs, and the relationship between dry weather and outbreaks of West Nile virus infection.