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TWiV 573: Inventing viruses

  • November 10, 2019
  • Tagged as: bacteriophage, Benzer, Chamberland filter, corpuscular viruses, Delbruck, electron microscope, Ellis, filterable virus, Luria, Phage, viral, virology, virus

William Summers joins the TWiV team to discuss some virology history, including the ever-changing concept of ‘virus’ and the contribution of phage research to the study of animal viruses

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TWiV 502: Texas road phage

  • July 15, 2018
  • Tagged as: bacteriophage, Center for Phage Technology, Phage, phage therapy, viral, virology, virus, viruses

The TWiV team travels to Texas A&M University, home of the Center for Phage Technology, where they speak with Ry Young and Jason Gill about their work on viruses that infect bacteria.

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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 211: Viruses r us

  • December 16, 2012
  • Tagged as: adjuvant, bacteriophage, cytoskeleton, dna replication, influenza, mRNA, pandemic, Phage, prokaryote, tubulin, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus

The TWiV four discuss an mRNA-based influenza vaccine, and a phage tubulin that forms a filamentous array in the host cell that is needed for positioning viral DNA.

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TWiV 87: A PHIREside chat with Professor Graham Hatfull

  • June 20, 2010
  • Tagged as: bacteriophage, hatfull, mycobacterium smegmatis, Phage, science education, viral, virology, virus

Vincent, Alan, and Rich hear from Professor Graham Hatfull how students in the Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education (PHIRE) program learn about scientific inquiry by doing research on bacteriophages.

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TWiV 81: Be a virus, see the world

  • May 9, 2010
  • Tagged as: AIDS, CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, gluten, herpes, hiv, influenza, koala tea, manicure, Phage, RNA silencing, viral, virology, virus

Vincent and Rich answer listener questions on viruses and gluten allergy, RNA silencing, influenza virus, herpes simplex virus, HIV/AIDS, chronic fatigue syndrome, manicure salons, and the koala tea of Marseilles.

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