TWiV 881: 50 ways to zap your virus

March 27, 2022

TWiV describes the identification of a monoclonal antibody that provides broad protection against a variety of hantaviruses, and development of an oral remdesivir-like antiviral that ameliorates viral disease in mice.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Amy Rosenfeld

Click arrow to play
Download TWiV 881 (67 MB .mp3, 112 min)
Subscribe (free): Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsRSSemail

Become a patron of TWiV!

Weekly Picks 1:35:55

Dickson World’s tallest wooden building
Amy Virus hunter in the Wuhan market
RichWorldPop (example)
Vincent Karst Stone Paper

Listener Picks

NevaCan we vaccinate against EBV? and Paul Sutter reading a science paper

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

3 comments on “TWiV 881: 50 ways to zap your virus

  1. This episode was very interesting to me personally. In 2012, my best friend from high school died in Reno at age 64 from Hantavirus. He contracted it after cleaning out an old mouse-infested shed. His clinical course was remarkably similar to that of severe Covid-19. He appeared to improve after being in the ICU on a ventilator for a couple of weeks, then worsened again and died during a second ICU admission. They threw the whole kitchen sink of therapeutics at him, but it was clear they had no idea how to treat him. It doesn’t seem like there’s been much progress in treating this over the ensuing decade.