Virology

TWiV 218: Monkeys turning valves and pushing buttons

On episode #218 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Welkin discuss how endogenous retroviruses in mice are held in check by the immune response. You can find TWiV #218 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.

A virology course for all

The spring semester has begun at Columbia University, which means that it is time to teach my virology course. The fourth annual installment of my virology course, Biology W3310, has begun. This course, which I taught for the first time in 2009, is intended for advanced undergraduates and convenes at ...

The risks and benefits of influenza H5N1 research

Both Nature and the New York Times have weighed in on the resumption of influenza H5N1 research. In an editorial from 23 January 2013, Nature opines that "Experiments that make deadly pathogens more dangerous demand the utmost scrutiny": As several critics point out, the assessments of the relative risks and ...

TWiV 217: I just flu in and my arms are shot

On episode #217 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Dickson review influenza vaccines. You can find TWiV #217 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
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