A sensitive and specific blood test has been developed that could be used to limit the risk of transmission of prion disease through the blood supply (link to papers one and two). Prion diseases, also known as spongiform encephalopathies, are uniformly fatal, chronic degenerative neurological diseases caused by misfolding of ...

The TWiV academia discuss induction of diarrhea by the capsid protein of an astrovirus, and association of a fungal RNA virus with white-nose syndrome of North American bats. You can find TWiV #423 at microbe.tv/twiv, or listen below. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV423.mp3"] Click arrow to play Download TWiV 423 (66 MB .mp3, 110 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV!

Virus infections initiate when virions bind to receptors on the cell surface. It is well known that cells can be made susceptible to infection by providing DNA encoding the virus receptor. For example, mice cannot be infected with poliovirus, but become susceptible if they are given the human poliovirus receptor gene. Now we have learned ...

Vincent Racaniello interviews Harmit Malik, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Harmit and his laboratory are interested in a variety of problems that are characterized by evolutionary conflict. This video is one of 26 video interviews with eminent virologists that are part of the supplemental material for Principles of Virology, 4th ...

The TWiVestigators wrap up 2016 with a discussion of the year's ten compelling virology stories. You can find TWiV #422 at microbe.tv/twiv, or listen below. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV422.mp3"] Click arrow to play Download TWiV 422 (71 MB .mp3, 117 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV!