Virology

Paul’s Uncle Doesn’t Want to Get Vaccinated

From the authors of Paul Has Measles, Paul Stays Home, and Paul and the Mosquitos, comes Paul's Uncle Doesn't Want to Get Vaccinated, an illustrated book for children about vaccines and vaccine hesitancy. Uncle Henry doesn't want to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Paul, Sophie, and Luis are afraid that he will get ...

TWiV 866: EV antibodies rEVolutionize our thinking

Amy returns to TWiV to discuss her work on the identification of cross-reactive antibody responses among diverse enteroviruses, and the implications for our understanding of viral pathogenesis and seroprevalence studies. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit Brianne Barker, and Amy Rosenfeld Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 866 (128 MB .mp3, 107 ...

TWiV 865: COVID-19 clinical update #101 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In COVID-19 clinical update #101, Daniel Griffin discusses children and COVID, human challenge study results, effectiveness of mask use, Omicron boost in macaques, mucosal vaccine candidate, long-term cardiovascular outcomes, and global vaccine perceptions. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 865 (58 MB .mp3, 48 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes ...

TWiV 861: Rough draft of Omicron origins

Nels joins TWiV to discuss hypotheses for the origins of Omicron, including that it came from mice or arose during chronic infection of an immunocompromised patient. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Guest: Nels Elde Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 861 (69 MB .mp3, 114 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google ...

Going off on an Arc Tangent

by Gertrud U. Rey Memories are formed through the recurrent activities of extensive networks of neural circuits, which consist of neuronal cells that transmit signals to each other at sites called synapses. Synaptic strength can change in intensity over time, a phenomenon known as “synaptic plasticity,” which may involve changes ...
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