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TWiV 540: Wascally wiruses Mar 24, 2019

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The TWiVstars reveal the diversity of herpes simplex virus type 2 in a neonatal population, and parallel adaptation of rabbits in three countries to myxoma virus.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

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Diversity of HSV2 in neonates (mSphere)
Adaptation of rabbits to myxoma virus (Science)
Principal component analysis (YouTube)
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Letters read on TWiV 540
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Science Picks

Alan- The Quarters Rich- Brian May - New Horizons (Ultima Thule Mix) [Official Music Video] Dickson- How rats became an inescapable part of city living Kathy- Principal Component Analysis (short longer) and Educational Material about Influenza Viruses Vincent - Why "chickenpox parties" are a terrible idea—in case it's not obvious

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TWiV 539: Multitudes contain me Mar 17, 2019

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The TWiV hosts present two potentially seminal papers, on long-distance chemoattraction of a host by a chlorovirus, and replication of a nanovirus across multiple cells in a plant.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Paul Has Measles now in German (virology blog)
Chloroviruses lure hosts (J Virol)
Multicellular replication in plants (eLife)
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Brianne - Why Do So Many Scientists Want to be Filmmakers Alan- Better boarding method airlines won't use Dickson- Mass timber building Kathy- What organisms to study flow chart Vincent - World Pulls Andon Cord on 737 MAX

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Richard- The Real Cost of Knowledge Islam- 200 icosahedral viruses poster Mike- Post-Doc Me Now

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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TWiV 538: An Iowa caucus of viruses Mar 10, 2019

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TWiV travels to the University of Iowa to speak with Wendy Maury and Stanley Perlman about their research on Ebolavirus entry and coronavirus pathogenesis.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guests: Wendy Mauryand Stanley Perlman

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TIM-1 is receptorfor Ebolaviruses (Proc Natl Acad Sci)
TIM-1 is receptor for Lassa virus (J Virol)
SARS coronavirus causes neuronal death (J Virol)
T cells and IL-10 in viral demyelination (J Neuroimmunol)
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TWiV 537: Boundary issues Mar 03, 2019

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The Scholars of the Podcast reveal ribosomal proteins encoded in viral genomes, and a protein cell receptor for bat influenza viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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European Congress of Virology 2019
ASM Clinical Virology Symposium
Intel ISEF judges needed
Roald Dahl endorses measles vaccine
Viruses encode ribosomal proteins (Nat Commun)
Bat influenza virus receptor (Nature)
Going to bat for flu research (TWiV 173)
Letters read on TWiV 537
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Brianne - Yes, I'm a Scientist on Twitter. Stop Judging Me. Alan- Impact of vaccines, graphed in heat maps Dickson- Treehoppers Kathy- World watershed maps Rich- Gene Machine by Venki Ramakrishnan Vincent - House hearing on measles outbreak (ASM comment)

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Jordan- Facebook may remove anti-vaccine recommendations

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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TWiV 536: A flock of seagulls, a herd of seals Feb 24, 2019

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Vincent and Alan travel to Tufts Veterinary School where they meet up with members of the Runstadler lab to talk about their work on influenza virus circulation in water birds and seals.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Alan Dove

Guests: Jonathan Runstadler, Nichola Hill, Wendy Puryear, and Kate Sawatzki

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Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Influenza virus in North Atlantic grey seals (Emerg Microbes infect)
Influenza viruses in Alaskan wild birds (Emerg Inf Dis)
Wild bird influenza virus replication in human cells (Infect Genet Evol)
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TWiV 535: Miles to go before I leak Feb 17, 2019

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The TWiV team discuss the use of quantum dots to study uncoating of influenza virus in real time, and induction of endothelial dysfunction by flavivirus NS1 proteins in a tissue-specific manner.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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European Congress of Virology 2019
ASM Clinical Virology Symposium
Intel ISEF judges needed
Quantum dots to visualize influenza entry (PNAS)
Quantum dots (Wikipedia)
Flavivirus NS1 triggers endothelial dysfunction (Cell Rep)
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Brianne - Hotel Influenza Alan- Your town's climate in 60 years Dickson- BMC Research in Progress Photo Competition Rich- NASA's Opportunity Rover Mission on Mars Ends (landing animation) Vincent - Watch a single cell become a complex organism in six minutes

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Anne- Pathogenesis II Kickstarter

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TWiV 534: Portal to the METTL Feb 10, 2019

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The TWiV crew reveal a unique portal on the calcivirus capsid formed upon receptor engagement, and the regulation of interferon responses in virus-infected cells by methylation of mRNA.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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European Congress of Virology 2019
ASM Clinical Virology Symposium
Intel ISEF judges needed
Calicivirus portal visualized (Nature)
Calicivirus portal - long version (biorXiv)
m6A modification and innate response (Nat Immunol)
Brianne Barker's immunology course
m6A modification and innate response (Genes Dev)
Letters read on TWiV 534
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Brianne - The Red Queen's Race Card Game Alan- Pentax Papilio II Dickson- Felice Frankel on improving visual side of science Kathy- History of the alphabet chart (free download) usefulcharts.com (see blog, such as Latin Greek Cyrillic Venn Diagram) Vincent - Virology Lectures 2019

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Peter- Microbehunter (YouTube, blog, forum)

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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TWiV 533: Recurring threads Feb 03, 2019

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The TWiVosophers review the Chinese plasma virome revealed by non-invasive prenatal testing, and a new filovirus genome from bats in China.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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ASV 2019
European Congress of Virology 2019
ASM Clinical Virology Symposium
Intel ISEF judges needed
Jerard Hurwitz age 90 RIP
Paul has Measles now in French (virology blog)
Chinese plasma virome (Cell)
Blood virome of 8000 humans (TWiV 435)
Měnglà filovirus from bats in China (Nat Microbiol)
How to write a virus name (ICTV)
Ortervirales (J Virol)
Virologists oppose new definition of virus species (Arch Virol)
Ebola sitrep (WHO)
Letters read on TWiV 533
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Brianne - Trying Polar Vortex Experiments at Home Rich- Three Identical Strangers Kathy- Science wear, especially for Valentine's Day (discount) Vincent - State of anti-vaccine movement in US and Top 10 Health Threats for 2019

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Amy- If government can't deliver safe vaccines, is it fit to rule? Ted- Understanding Economics of Microbial Threats (pdf)

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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TWiV 532: Morbillivirus had a little lamb Jan 27, 2019

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The TWiVers discuss the spread of African swine fever virus and its threat to pig farming, and the zoonotic potential of peste des petits ruminants virus.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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