Viral desserts
At the Harvard Virology Program Retreat for 2011, the students ran a viral dessert contest. I posted some of the images at VirusTalk. Have a look at them – they are truly delicious.
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TWiV and TWiM live at ICAAC in Chicago
The Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) is the annual infectious diseases meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. This year the meeting will take place in Chicago, Illinois, and both This Week and Virology and This Week in Microbiology will be broadcast live from the meeting. TWiV will air on Saturday, September 17, at …
TWiV 148: Retreating into Harvard virology
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Philip Kranzusch, David Knipe, and Priscilla Yang Vincent, Philip, David, and Priscilla recorded this episode before an audience at the Harvard Virology Program Annual Retreat, where they discussed negative strand RNA viruses, a vaccine against herpes simplex virus type 2, lipidomics of viral infection, and science communication. The Keynote Speaker at the …
Wild poliovirus in China
The World Health Organization has confirmed that cases of poliomyelitis in China were caused by wild poliovirus type 1: 1 SEPTEMBER 2011 – The Ministry of Health, China, has informed WHO that wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been isolated from four young children, aged between four months and two years, with onset of paralysis …
Gut microbes influence defense against influenza
The bacteria in our intestines outnumber by tenfold the 100 trillion cells that comprise the human body. This gut microbiota has many beneficial functions, including the production of vitamins and hormones, fermentation, regulation of gut development, and shaping intestinal immune responses. They also play a role in pathological conditions such as diabetes and obesity, and …
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TWiV 147: Debugging dengue
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove The complete TWiV gang discusses the use of Wolbachia to control mosquito-borne infections. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV147.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 147 (64 MB .mp3, 89 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, …