Virology
The gender bias of science faculty
By Vincent Racaniello
If you were a science professor, and you received two equally strong applications for the position of laboratory manager, one from a female, one from a male, which one would you pick? The answer might surprise you. It is well known that women are underrepresented in many fields of science. ...
Nature just is
By Vincent Racaniello
What better way to start 2013 than with a meaningful quote from Jon Yewdell: We might think we know how Nature should work, and we certainly gain insight into Nature by using our logical powers (endowed by Nature) to predict how Nature might work, but ultimately, we have to understand ...
TWiV 213: Not bad for a hobby
By Vincent Racaniello
On the final episode of the year of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiV team reviews twelve cool virology stories from 2012. You can find TWiV #213 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
TWiV Special: Ignorance with Stuart Firestein
By Vincent Racaniello
On a special episode of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent and Stuart Firestein, author of Ignorance, discuss why ignorance €“ all of what we don't know, and even what we don't know we don't know €“ is the driving force of science. You can find this TWiV Special ...
TWiV 212: Apocalypse TWiV 122112 212
By Vincent Racaniello
On episode #212 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiVerers answer listener email about genetically modified chickens, a hendra vaccine for horses, online education, curing color blindness, Roosevelt and polio, Th cells, and much more. You can find TWiV #212 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.