TWiV 832: Heavy metal flu fighters
TWiV reviews the vials labeled smallpox that were not, re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe, efficacy of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, and cellular correlates of protection for an oral influenza virus…
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TWiV 420: Orthogonal vectors
The TWiV gurus describe how to use an orthogonal translation system to produce infectious but replication-incompetent influenza vaccines. You can find TWiV #420 at microbe.tv/twiv, or listen below. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV420.mp3″]…
Acute viral infections
…cytokines produced during infection. Acute viral infections are responsible for epidemics of disease involving millions of individuals each year, such as influenza and measles. When vaccines are not available, acute…
Top secret, viruses with RNA genomes!
Today it is well known that viruses may contain DNA (poxvirus, mimivirus) or RNA (influenza virus, Zika virus), but for many years it was thought that genomes were only made…
Holiday travel explains spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant
…been done to explain the increased fitness of variants. Fitness is not the same as transmission. Variants of influenza virus arise frequently, and these variants displace existing viruses because they…
TWiV 403: It’s not easy being vaccine
The TWiV team takes on an experimental plant-based poliovirus vaccine, contradictory findings on the efficacy of Flumist, waning protection conferred by Zostavax, and a new adjuvanted subunit zoster vaccine. You…