In the spring of each year I teach a virology course to undergraduates and masters students at Columbia University. I produce video recordings of all my lectures not only for students in the course, but for anyone else who is interested in learning about viruses. You can find my virology ...

On episode #277 of the science show This Week in Virology, Glenn Rall and Ann Skalka meet up with Vincent to talk about his career in science and science communication. You can find TWiV #277 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.

Because all animal viruses initiate infection by binding to a receptor on the cell surface, this step has long been considered a prime target for antiviral therapy. Unfortunately, drugs that block virus attachment to cells have never shown much promise. Another approach, which is to ablate the receptor from the ...

On episode #276 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent meets up with Susan Baker and Tom Gallagher at Loyola University to talk about their work on coronaviruses. You can find TWiV #276 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.

In Carl Zimmer's New York Times article describing the recovery of the giant virus Pithovirus sibericum from the Siberian permafrost, he used the words revive and resurrect. Can a virus be restored to life? The headline of the article read 'Out of Siberian ice, a virus revived'. Within the body ...