Virology
TWiV 557: Congress in Rotterdam
By Vincent Racaniello
https://youtu.be/vmIv0RlzLvI From the European Congress of Virology in Rotterdam, Vincent and local co-host Ben Berkhout speak with Ron Fouchier, Rosina Girones, and Marie-Paule Kieny about their careers and their work on influenza virus, environmental virology, and developing an Ebola virus vaccine during an epidemic. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 557 (41 ...
Summer reading 2019
By Vincent Racaniello
By my estimation, here in the northeastern US we are right in the middle of summer - which I define as July and August. It's as good a time as any to talk about summer reading lists. As both a scientist and science communicator, I love reading how others explain ...
TWiV 556: Glycolyl’s not for the birds
By Vincent Racaniello
TWiV minus one reveals delayed neurological deficits in children without microcephaly born to Zika virus infected mothers, and N-glycolyl-neuraminic acid as a receptor for influenza A viruses. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 556 (62 MB .mp3, 103 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv
Zika virus infection causes neurological deficits without microcephaly
By Vincent Racaniello
Children who are exposed to Zika virus in utero may develop structural defects of the cranium such as microcephaly. Now we understand that even children born to Zika virus infected mothers may develop neurodevelopmental and neurosensory deficiencies in the second year of life - in the absence of microcephaly. During ...
TWiV 555: Fidelity and the single cell
By Vincent Racaniello
From ASM Microbe 2019, Vincent, Brianne and Calvin meet up with Craig Cameron to discuss his career and his work exploring RNA-dependent RNA synthesis and single cell virology. https://youtu.be/QJ4EOuuhEgo Click arrow to play Download TWiV 555 (46 MB .mp3, 76 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv
