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TWiV 376: The flavi of the month is Zika

  • February 14, 2016
  • Tagged as: Aedes, brain, congenital rubella syndrome, dengue, genome, guillain-barré, microcephaly, mosquito, ocular defects, TORCH, viral, virology, virus, viruses, west nile virus, Zika, Zika virus
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The TWiV team discuss the latest data on Zika virus, including ocular defects in infants with microcephaly, and isolation of the entire viral genome from fetal brain tissue.

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TWiV 212: Apocalypse TWiV 122112 212

  • December 23, 2012
  • Tagged as: adeno-associated virus, coronavirus, email, GM food, guillain-barré, h3n2, hela, hendra, herpes, influenza, listener, MOOC, norovirus, Phage, SARS, viral, viral vector, virology, virus

The TWiVerers answer listener email about genetically modified chickens, a hendra vaccine for horses, online education, curing color blindness, Roosevelt and polio, Th cells, and much more.

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TWiV 50: XMRV

  • September 20, 2009
  • Tagged as: adjuvant, guillain-barré, H1N1, influenza, mf59, pandemic, retrovirus, swine flu, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, XMRV

Vincent and Jason review influenza 2009 H1N1 vaccine trials and protection against the virus conferred by the 1976 swine flu vaccine, then move on to a virus called XMRV and its possible role in prostate cancer.

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TWiV 43: Virus classification

  • August 2, 2009
  • Tagged as: guillain-barré, H1N1, influenza, pandemic, swine flu, TWiV, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus

Vincent and Dick explain virus classification, and revisit the 1976 swine flu immunization campaign and Guillain-Barré syndrome.

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