This Week in Virology

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TWiV #112 - Creating a killer poxvirus Dec 19, 2010

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Vincent, Alan, and Rich review the making of a virulent poxvirus by insertion of the gene encoding IL-4, and severe 2009 H1N1 influenza due to pathogenic immune complexes.

TWiV #111 - Live at Florida Gulf Coast University Dec 13, 2010

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The TWiV crew meets with members of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District at Florida Gulf Coast University to discuss dengue in Florida and how to control it.

TWiV #110 - CSI virology Dec 05, 2010

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Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Dickson discuss bacteria that can utilize arsenic in place of phosphorus, the passing of Frank Fenner, polio outbreak in The Congo, solving criminal cases of HIV transmission, and classifying viruses by capsid structure.

TWiV #109 - Virologia en México Nov 29, 2010

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Vincent visits Mexico City and speaks with Rosa Maria del Angel and Ana Lorena Gutiérrez about virology in Mexico, and their work on dengue and caliciviruses.

TWiV #108 - Barking up the right Tre Nov 21, 2010

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Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Saul review the evolution of HIV-1 specific recombinases, and down-regulation of a host microRNA by a viral noncoding RNA.

TWiV #107 - Warning - this virus contains email Nov 15, 2010

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Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Rich answer listener questions about poliovirus, social media, dengue, influenza, evolution, gel filtration, and much more.

TWiV #106 - Making viral DNA II Nov 06, 2010

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Vincent, Dickson, and Rich continue Virology 101 with a second installment of their discussion of how viruses with DNA genomes replicate their genetic information.

TWiV #105 - Finches score again Oct 31, 2010

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Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Rich review eradication of rinderpest, endogenous hepatitis B virus in the zebra finch genome, and identification of the cell receptor for an extinct retrovirus.

TWiV #104 - The colony-collapse blues Oct 25, 2010

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The entire TWiV family reviews the latest ideas about colony collapse disorder of honeybees, and resurgence of monkeypox in Africa.

TWiV #103 - Shots with LJ Tan Oct 17, 2010

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Vincent and Alan discuss influenza vaccines with LJ Tan of the American Medical Association.

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