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TWiV 232: Gophers go viral

  • May 12, 2013
  • Tagged as: antiviral therapy, APOBEC, deamination, error threshold, hiv-1, human immunodeficiency virus, Institute of molecular virology, measles virus receptor, mutation, nectin-4, teaching, University of Minnesota, viral, virology, virus

Vincent meets up with Roberto, Reuben, Lou, and Leslie at the University of Minnesota to talk about their work on HIV-1, APOBEC proteins, measles virus, and teaching virology to undergraduates.

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TWiV 190: The second ferret of the Apocalypse

  • July 1, 2012
  • Tagged as: aerosol, airborne, ferret, fouchier, H5N1, influenza, mutation, NSABB, pandemic, selection, transmission, viral, virology, virus

Vincent, Alan, and Kathy review selection of influenza H5N1 viruses that can transmit among ferrets by aerosol.

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TWiV 83: An hour with Dr. Kiki

  • May 23, 2010
  • Tagged as: AIDS, coronavirus, dr. kiki, Ebola, error rate, hiv, kirstensanford, mutation, proofreading, SARS, Smallpox, viral, virology, virus

Vincent, Alan, Rich, and special guest Dr. Kirsten Sanford talk about her career in science media, then consider whether smallpox eradication led to the AIDS pandemic, high fidelity RNA synthesis, and a new Ebola virus vaccine.

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