Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier On episode #88 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Marc discuss using a virus for beetle control, RNA based gene therapy for AIDS, and reconstitution of a endogenous human retrovirus. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics Inc. Use the ...

On TWiV 87 a listener asked us to recommend suitable books for children about microbiology. I have since asked for suggestions on Twitter and Facebook, and have begun to compile the following list. The Invisible ABC's by Rodney P. Anderson The Magic School Bus #6: The Giant Germ by Anne ...

A press release from the Netherlands indicates that the FDA and NIH have independently confirmed the association of XMRV with chronic fatigue syndrome as published last fall in Science. Apparently two journalists for the Dutch magazine ORTHO obtained a copy of a lecture by Dr. Harvey Alter in Zagreb which ...

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Graham Hatfull On episode #87 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Rich hear from Professor Graham Hatfull how students in the Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education (PHIRE) program learn about scientific inquiry by doing research on bacteriophages. This episode ...

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 12 of the podcast "This Week in Parasitism", Vincent and Dickson introduce the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most successful parasites on earth. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP012.mp3"] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP is brought to ...