On episode #186 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiV chiefs tackle reader email about how to pronounce Buda, Texas, grinding tree stumps, and much more. You can find TWiV #186 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.

On episode #185 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent visits with members of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Northwestern University School of Medicine to discuss their work on herpesviruses and parainfluenzaviruses. You can find TWiV #185 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.

On episode #184 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Rich, and Alan consider how to reform the scientific enterprise to make it more effective and robust. You can find TWiV #184 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.

The retrovirus XMRV does not cause prostate cancer or chronic fatigue syndrome - that hypothesis was disproved by the finding that the virus was produced in the laboratory in the 1990s by passage of a prostate tumor in nude mice. A trio of new papers on the virus attempt to ...

On episode #33 of the science show This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Michael, and Ivo review the requirement for segmented, filamentous bacteria for the induction of a specific type of helper T cell in the gut. You can find TWiM #33 at microbeworld.org/twim.