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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 69 days 13 hours 52 minutes
TWiV 452: Kiss that frog
Lynda Coughlan joins the weekly virtual bus companions for a discussion of a host defense peptide from frogs that destroys influenza virus, and mouse models for acute and chronic hepacivirus infection. Hosts: , , and Guest: Become...
TWiV 451: Expectorate the unexpected
The TWiV scientists reveal that mosquitoes transmit different West Nile virus populations with each blood meal, only to have the diversity purged in a bird host. Hosts: , , , and Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode ...
TWiV 450: Ben tenOever and RNA out
Ben tenOever joins the TWiVoli to discuss the evolution of RNA interference and his lab's finding that RNAse III nucleases, needed for the maturation of cellular RNAs, are an ancient antiviral RNA recognition platform in all domains of life....
TWiV 449: The sound of non-silencing
The TWiV Council explores the finding that facial appearance affects science communication, and evidence that RNA interference confers antiviral immunity in mammalian cells. Hosts: , , , and Become a of TWiV! Links for this...
TWiV 448: Mavis the Structure Maven
From ASV 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin, the complete TWiV team speaks with Mavis Agbandje-McKenna about her career and her work solving virus structures by x-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy. Hosts: , , , , and Guest: ...
TWiV 447: Un-impacting an elephant
The glorious TWiVerati un-impact their email backlog, anwering questions about viruses, viruses, viruses, viruses, viruses, and more. You should listen - our fans ask great questions! Hosts: , , , , and Become a of TWiV!...
TWiV 446: Old sins die hard
The TWiV hosts review an analysis of gender parity trends at virology conferences, and the origin and unusual pathogenesis of the 1918 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus. Hosts: , , , , and Become a of TWiV! Links for this...
TWiV 445: A nido virology meeting
From Nido2017 in Kansas City, Vincent meets up with three virologists to talk about their careers and their work on nidoviruses. Host: Guests: , , and Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode Murine flavivirus ...
TWiV 444: Astro Kate, The Right Stuff
From ASM Microbe 2017 at New Orleans, Vincent and Rich meet up with astronaut Kate Rubins to talk about becoming an astronaut, space travel, and doing science in space. Hosts: and Guest: Kate Rubins Become a of TWiV! Links...
TWiV Special: Trial by Error, Continued
David Tuller returns to discuss the continuing saga of the UK's PACE trial for chronic fatigue syndrome, including the accusation that he is engaging in libelous blogging. Host: Guest: Become a of TWiV! Links for this...