Virology
Neurovirologist Richard T. Johnson, 84
By Vincent Racaniello
Johns Hopkins Neurovirologist Richard T. Johnson has died, and his obituary at Hub provides a good summary of his career. He had an important influence on my work early in my career. The first edition of Dr. Johnson's book, Viral Infections of the Nervous System, was published in 1982 - the ...
TWiV 365: Blood, feuds, and a foodborne disease
By Vincent Racaniello
On episode #365 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Kathy trace the feud over genome editing, a new virus discovered in human blood, and the origins of hepatitis A virus. You can find TWiV #365 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
TWiV 364: It’s not SARS 2.0
By Vincent Racaniello
On episode #364 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Rich, and Kathy speak with Ralph Baric and Vineet Menachery about their research on the potential of SARS-like bat coronaviruses to infect human cells and cause disease in mice. You can find TWiV #364 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
Bat SARS-like coronavirus: It’s not SARS 2.0!
By Vincent Racaniello
A study on the potential of SARS-virus-like bat coronaviruses to cause human disease has reawakened the debate on the risks and benefits of engineering viruses. Let's go over the science and then see if any of the criticisms have merit. The SARS epidemic of 2003 was caused by a novel ...
TWiV 363: Eat flu and dyad
By Vincent Racaniello
On episode #363 of the science show This Week in Virology, The TWiVers reveal influenza virus replication in the ferret mammary gland and spread to a nursing infant, and selection of transmissible influenza viruses in the soft palate. You can find TWiV #363 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.