Virology

TWiV 894: Dinner with the TMPRSS family

TWiV explains what is known about cases of acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, and discovery of an inhibitor of TMPRSS2 protease that blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 894 (60 MB .mp3, 100 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email ...

TWiV 891: LLOV in the time of Ebola

Elke, Adam, and Gabor join TWiV to discuss their work on Lloviu virus, a filovirus, including recovery of infectious virus from a DNA copy of the genome and from Schreiber's bats in Hungary. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Guests: Elke Muhlberger, Adam Hume, and Gabor Kemenesi ...

TWiV 890: Looking into a booster crystal ball

This episode of TWiV is focused on COVID-19 vaccines and antibodies: who should get boosters, whether a variant matched mRNA vaccine is superior to a historical vaccine, and how the interval between vaccination and infection influences the quality of the antibody response. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne ...

TWiV 889: COVID-19 clinical update #110 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In COVID-19 clinical update #110, Dr. Griffin covers hospital admissions during variant outbreaks, viral load in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, predictive capacity of symptoms in children, comparison of antigen tests, incidence of myocarditis after vaccination, steroids during replication phase, Paxlovid efficacy and safety, fluvoxamine, sabizabutin, colchicine, and prevalence of infection ...

TWiV 888: Molnupiravir with Richard Plemper

Richard joins TWiV to discuss the SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drug Molnupiravir , including how it was discovered, its mechanism of action, whether it is a mutagen for cells, and the future of drugs for treatment of COVID-19. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker Guest: Richard Plemper Click arrow to playDownload TWiV ...
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