Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Philip Kranzusch, David Knipe, and Priscilla Yang Vincent, Philip, David, and Priscilla recorded this episode before an audience at the Harvard Virology Program Annual Retreat, where they discussed negative strand RNA viruses, a vaccine against herpes simplex virus type 2, lipidomics of viral infection, and science communication. ...

The World Health Organization has confirmed that cases of poliomyelitis in China were caused by wild poliovirus type 1: 1 SEPTEMBER 2011 - The Ministry of Health, China, has informed WHO that wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been isolated from four young children, aged between four months and two ...

The bacteria in our intestines outnumber by tenfold the 100 trillion cells that comprise the human body. This gut microbiota has many beneficial functions, including the production of vitamins and hormones, fermentation, regulation of gut development, and shaping intestinal immune responses. They also play a role in pathological conditions such ...

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove The complete TWiV gang discusses the use of Wolbachia to control mosquito-borne infections. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV147.mp3"] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 147 (64 MB .mp3, 89 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune ...

This article was written for extra credit by a student in my virology course. by Bethany DiPrete Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, and as of yet, there is no cure.  However, there is a vaccine to prevent infection by certain strains. ...