As with all previous outbreaks of new virus infections, we are being warned of impending doom concerning the new coronavirus, 2019-nCoV that is now spreading globally. China€™s National Health Commission Vice Minister Li Bin recently warned that 'there is the possibility of viral mutation€™. Perhaps Mr. Li is unaware that ...

Vincent and Rich travel to Galveston National Laboratory to speak with Jim LeDuc, Tom Ksiazek, and Bob Tesch about their long careers as virus hunters. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 583 (51 MB .mp3, 84 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv

The year 2019 was the second-hottest year on record, closing out the warmest decade. As the temperature rises, ice melts, and out come novel viruses. And there are many viruses frozen in ice, ready to spill out. We know that viruses are frozen in ice: multiple giant viruses have been ...

TWiV provides updates on the new coronavirus causing respiratory disease in China, the current influenza season, and the epidemic of African swine fever, including determination of the three-dimensional structure of the virus particle. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 582 (71 MB .mp3, 118 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show ...

A new coronavirus appears to be causing a pneumonia-like illness in China. It is certainly a zoonotic infection - jumping from non-human animals to humans - as exemplified by previous outbreaks of SARS and MERS coronaviruses. The government in Wuhan, China confirmed on 31 December that dozens of cases of ...