by Gertrud U. Rey Photo courtesy of Andrea Lightfoot photography Herd immunity occurs when a large enough percentage of the population has acquired either natural or vaccine-induced immunity against an infectious disease, thereby indirectly protecting a minority of non-immune individuals who are dispersed throughout the population. During this pandemic, many ...

Vincent travels to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to speak with David Baltimore, John Coffin, and Harold Varmus about the discovery in 1970 of retroviral reverse transcriptase and its impact on life sciences research. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello Guests: David Baltimore, John Coffin, and Harold Varmus Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 904 (35 MB ...

It was my great honor to be selected as the Richard R Ernst Lecturer for 2022. Following is the text of the email that I received on 25 September 2020 informing me that I had received this award. Note that the committee had already made its decision in December 2019! ...

In this special episode, Dr. Griffin answers questions about the recent cases of monkeypox including their origin, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and overall risk. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV Special Monkeypox (16 MB .mp3, 26 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv

TWiV reviews recent cases of monkeypox, presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA but not infectious virus in feces, and the association of autoantibodies to interferons with severe COVID-19. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 902 (76 MB .mp3, 127 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email ...