Polio | This Week in Virology

TWiV returns to the 2012 brouhaha over transmission experiments with avian H5N1 influenza virus, re-examines the claim of SARS-CoV-2 RNA integration into human DNA, and reviews the engineering and testing of a genetically stable version of the attenuated type 2 Sabin poliovirus vaccine.

At Aarhus University in Denmark, Vincent speaks with Trine Mogensen, Søren Paludan, Ole Søgaard, and Madalina Carter-Timofte about their careers and their work on sensing herpesviral DNA, immunodeficiencies that predispose to severe viral infections, and the path to a cure for HIV/AIDS.

TWiV 402: The plight of the bumblebee

August 14, 2016
Tagged as: bumblebee, cmv, cucumber mosaic virus, microcephaly, Nigeria, Polio, pollination, tomato, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, viruses, volatile organic compounds, Zika virus

Polio returns to Nigeria, Zika virus spreads in Miami, and virus infection of plants attracts bumblebees for pollination, from the virus gentlepeople at TWiV.

Vincent speaks with Julius about his long career in virology, including his crucial work as part of the team at the University of Pittsburgh that developed the Salk inactivated poliovirus vaccine.

Vincent and Rich discuss fruit fly viruses, one year without polio in Nigeria, and a permissive Marek’s disease viral vaccine that allows transmission of virulent viruses.

In their final episode of the year, the TWiV team reviews twelve cool virology stories from 2012.

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TWiV 127: Viruses are no joke

April 3, 2011
Tagged as: biofilm, bunyavirus, congo, fever, htlv-1, podcast, Polio, poliovirus, retrovirus, thrombocytopenia, transmission, TWiV, viral, viral synapse, virology, virus

Vincent, Alan, and Rich explore a novel bunyavirus isolated in China, the recent polio outbreak in Republic of the Congo, and cell to cell transmission of a retrovirus by biofilm-like extracellular assemblies.

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TWiV 114: Ten out of ’10

January 2, 2011
Tagged as: CFS, circovirus, david baltimore, dengue, endogenous virus, influenza, miRNA, plaque, Polio, prostate cancer, retrovirus, siRNA, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, XMRV

Vincent, Alan, and Rich revisit ten compelling virology stories of 2010.

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TWiV 110: CSI virology

December 5, 2010
Tagged as: arsenic, bacteria, capsid, congo, frank fenner, hiv, ictv, mono lake, OPV, paraphyly, Polio, poxvirus, taxonomy, viral, virology, virus

Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Dickson discuss bacteria that can utilize arsenic in place of phosphorus, the passing of Frank Fenner, polio outbreak in The Congo, solving criminal cases of HIV transmission, and classifying viruses by capsid structure.

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TWiV 93: Our infectious inbox

August 1, 2010
Tagged as: endogenous retrovirus, erv, ipad, mimivirus, Polio, prion, prokaryote, retrovirus, viral, virology, virus

Vincent, Alan, and Rich answer listener questions about lab procedures, prokaryotes, endogenous retroviruses, the iPad and teaching, prions, mimivirus, splitting water with viruses, and the polio outbreak in Tajikistan.

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TWiV 756: Precluding problematic polio prophylaxis

TWiV 570: Aarhus viral

TWiV 402: The plight of the bumblebee

TWiV 373: The distinguished virology career of Julius S. Youngner

TWiV 348: Chicken shift

TWiV 213: Not bad for a hobby

TWiV 127: Viruses are no joke

TWiV 114: Ten out of ’10

TWiV 110: CSI virology

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