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TWiV 140: An aptitude for microbicides

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Judy Lieberman Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Judy Lieberman review the use of CD4 aptamer-siRNA chimeras to inhibit HIV transmission. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV140.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #140 (110 MB .mp3, 92 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the …

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Not-so-similar fate of identical twins infected with HIV-1

For extra credit in my recently concluded virology course, I asked students to summarize a virology finding in the style of this blog. I received many excellent submissions which I plan to post here in the coming months. by Amanda Carpenter In 1983, identical twin boys simultaneously received a contaminated blood transfusion immediately after birth, …

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TWiV 133: The HIV hideout

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathleen Collins Vincent, Rich, Alan, and Dickson discuss the cellular reservoir of HIV-1 with Kathleen Collins, MD, PhD. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV133.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #133 (42 MB .mp3, 87 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS …

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TWiV 122: More fun than a monkey full of viruses

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Welkin Johnson On episode #122 of the podcast This Week in Virology, the complete TWiV crew teams up with Welkin Johnson to explore the other AIDS epidemic, infection of monkeys with simian immunodeficiency virus, and its restriction by the cellular protein TRIM5. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV122.mp3″] Click the arrow …

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TWiV 119: Science and journalism with David Tuller

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and David Tuller On episode #119 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent and journalist David Tuller converse about the state of science reporting by the press. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV119.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #119 (43 MB .mp3, 60 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , …

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TWiV 108: Barking up the right Tre

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Saul Silverstein On episode #108 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Saul review the evolution of HIV-1 specific recombinases, and down-regulation of a host microRNA by a viral noncoding RNA. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV108.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download …

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