Virology
TWiV 576: Big data in virology and public health
By Vincent Racaniello
From the 22nd meeting of the European Society for Clinical Virology in Copenhagen, Vincent speaks with Thea, Heli, Kim, Caroline and Irma about big data and its increasing use in virology diagnostics, epidemiology, and public health. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 576 (33 MB .mp3, 54 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email ...
TWiEVO 49: A giant podcast on giant viruses
By Vincent Racaniello
Rich joins Nels and Vincent for a debriefing on the 4th Ringberg Symposium on Giant Virus Biology in Tegernsee, Germany. Click arrow to play Download TWiEVO 49 (68 MB .mp3, 113 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Show notes at microbe.tv/twievo
TWiV 575: Endless giant virus forms most beautiful
By Vincent Racaniello
From the Fourth Symposium on Giant Virus Biology in Germany, Vincent, Rich, and Nels speak with Assaf, Stephen, and Alexandra about their careers and their work on giant viruses that infect ocean hosts: Emiliana huxleyi, Aureococcus anophagefferans, and a choanoflagellate.  Click arrow to play Download TWiV 575 (73 MB .mp3, ...
An ancestral vector improves on this year€™s model
By Vincent Racaniello
Adenovirus associated virus (AAV) vectors are being increasingly used for gene therapy because they are not pathogenic in humans and persist for long periods in certain cell types. Currently 120 gene delivery clinical trials with these vectors are in progress, and two have been approved: Luxturna to treat a rare ...
TWiV 574: How economics shapes science
By Vincent Racaniello
From Georgia State, Vincent speaks with economics professor Paula Stephan about the ways science is supported in the US, how universities offload risks, the absence of risk-taking, and much more. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 574 (43 MB .mp3, 71 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv