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    This Week in Virology

    TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses – the kind that make you sick. Brought to you by four university professors and a science writer.

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    Copyright: © Vincent Racaniello 2022

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    TWiV 417: O is the loneliest letter Nov 27, 2016
    Show notes

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

    The Fellowship of the Virus trace the early history of HIV in North America, based on genome sequences obtained from late 1970s archival sera, which also reveal that Gaetan Dugas was not Patient Zero.

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    Links for this episode
    • WHO: Zika virus is no longer a PHEIC
    • World AIDS Day
    • Early HIV/AIDS history in North America (Nature)
    • Dugas was not AIDS patient zero (virology blog)
    • Image credit
    • Letters read on TWiV 417

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.

    Check out the graduate and postdoctoral programs at the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Deadline for applying to the graduate program is 1 December 2016. For more information about the Department, please visit http://bit.ly/micromssm

    Register for the 2017 ASM Grant Writing Online course.

    Weekly Science Picks

    Alan - VP8SGI Dickson - New leaf-shaped spider discovered Rich - Dance of Earth and Venus About the SunKathy - Cultivar Series, Mutatoes, Uli Westphal site Vincent - Kung Fu Mantis vs Jumping Spider

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    TWiV 416: Scattered seeds dormant Nov 20, 2016
    Show notes

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

    The multi-dimensional TWiV-brane bring you the entries in the haiku/limerick contest, and explain how a giant virus infects a host within another host (it has to do with predators!).

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    Links for this episode
    • Predators allow virus infection of endosymbiont (PNAS)
    • Image credit
    • Letters read on TWiV 416

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. 0:25, 1:34:40

    Check out the graduate and postdoctoral programs at the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Deadline for applying to the graduate program is 1 December 2016. For more information about the Department, please visit http://bit.ly/micromssm 5:05

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    Weekly Science Picks

    Alan - Cubes in Space Dickson - The Architecture of Eden by H. Pearlman and A. Whalley Rich - Studying the building blocks of life in stereo (original paper)Kathy - Ancient bottom wipes yield evidence of diseases (original paper) Vincent - Iguana vs snakes

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    TWiV 415: Ebola pipettors and the philosopher's clone Nov 13, 2016
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    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

    Guests: Jeremy Luban, Aaron Lin, and Ted Diehl

    Jeremy, Aaron, and Ted join the TWiV team to discuss their work on identifying a single amino acid change in the Ebola virus glycoprotein from the West African outbreak that increases infectivity in human cells.

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    Links for this episode
    • Ebola virus glycoprotein with increased infectivity (Cell)
    • Effect in cells of Ebola virus mutations from West African outbreak (Cell)
    • Ebola virus in semen for over 500 days (Clin Inf Dis)
    • Puzzling origin of 2014 Ebola virus outbreak (J Virol)
    • Mutant Ebola virus may have caused explosive outbreak (Goats and Soda)
    • Virus Genomics and Evolution website

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. 0:25, 1:05:40

    Check out the graduate and postdoctoral programs at the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Deadline for applying to the graduate program is 1 December 2016. For more information about the Department, please visit http://bit.ly/micromssm 1:35

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    Weekly Science Picks

    Jeremy – Real time tracking of Ebola virus evolutionTed - The Brain Scoop Aaron - Kate Rubins sequencing DNA on ISS (video) Alan – A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Rich – Vendee GlobeKathy – Axios Vincent – Vendors from above by Loes Heerinck

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    TWiV 414: Zika in the guys with Diamond Nov 06, 2016
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    Host: Vincent Racaniello

    Guest: Michael Diamond

    Michael Diamond visits the TWiV studio to talk about chikungunya virus and his laboratory's work on a mouse model of Zika virus, including the recent finding of testicular damage caused by viral replication.

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    Links for this episode
    • Chikungunya virus chronic joint disease caused by adaptive response (J Virol)
    • Mouse model of Zika virus pathogenesis (Cell Host Micr)
    • Zika virus infection during mouse pregnancy (Cell)
    • Zika virus infection damages mouse testes (Nature)
    • Uveitis and Zika virus in tears in mice (Cell Rep)

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.

    Check out the graduate and postdoctoral programs at the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Deadline for applying to the graduate program is 1 December 2016. For more information about the Department, please visit http://bit.ly/micromssm

    Register for the 2017 ASM Scientific Writing and Publishing Online Course.

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    TWiV 413: Partnerships not parachutes Oct 30, 2016
    Show notes

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Paul Duprex

    Guests: Ralph Baric, Felix Drexler, Marion Koopmans, and Stacey Schultz-Cherry

    From the EIDA2Z conference at Boston University, Vincent, Alan and Paul meet up with Ralph Baric, Felix Drexler, Marion Koopmans, Stacey Schultz-Cherry to talk about discovering, understanding, protecting, and collaborating on emerging infectious diseases.

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    Links for this episode
    • EIDA2Z meeting
    • MERS-CoV infection of Alpaca (EID)
    • Origins of HAV in small mammals (PNAS)
    • WHO recommendations on influenza vaccine composition
    • Collaborative Cross mice
    • Video of this episode at YouTube

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.

    This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100.

    Check out the graduate and postdoctoral programs at the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Deadline for applying to the graduate program is 1 December 2016. For more information about the Department, please visit http://bit.ly/micromssm

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    TWiV 412: WO, open the borders and rig the infection Oct 23, 2016
    Show notes

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

    Guest: Mark Fuccio

    The TWiVome reveal the first eukaryotic genes found in a bacteriophage of Wolbachia, and how DNA tumor virus oncogenes antagonize sensing of cytoplasmic DNA by the cell.

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    Links for this episode
    • Zika virus in vaginal secretions (EID)
    • Zika virus in semen (EID)
    • Eukaryotic genes in a bacteriophage (Nat Commun)
    • Seth Bordenstein on TWiV 332
    • DNA tumor virus oncogenes antagonize cGAS-STING (Science)
    • Letters read on TWiV 412

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.

    This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100.

    Weekly Science Picks

    Mark - EFN Enterprise Futures Network and Mission Log Podcast Alan - 2016 Wildlife Comedy Photography Rich - ZuTA, portable robotic printerKathy - How LEGO help blind people see Vincent - Airplane photos of Mike Kelley

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    Hannah - Frozen Flow Glass (Instagram)

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    TWiV 411: Chicken runs Oct 16, 2016
    Show notes

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

    The TWiVeroos examine a reverse spillover of Newcastle disease virus vaccines into wild birds, and identification of a protein cell receptor for murine noroviruses.

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    Links for this episode
    • MicrobeTV Store
    • Florida DOH Daily Zika Update
    • Zika virus in new Miami neighborhood (CNN, NYTimes)
    • NDV vaccine virus in wild birds (PLoS One)
    • Protein cell receptor for murine norovirus (Science, PNAS)
    • Poliovirus receptor analysis (J Virol)
    • Letters read on TWiV 411

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.

    This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100.

    Weekly Science Picks

    Alan - Braincraft Rich - Now is the Greatest Time to Be AliveKathy - CRISPR/Cas9 by A Capella Science Vincent - Microbes After Hours: The Necromicrobiome

    Listener Pick

    Jolene - Chalk Talk Science by Dennis Mangan

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    TWiV 410: Hurricane Zika Oct 09, 2016
    Show notes

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

    Guests: Sharon Isern and Scott Michael

    Sharon and Scott join the TWiV team to talk about their work on dengue antibody-dependent enhancement of Zika virus infection, and identifying the virus in mosquitoes from Miami.

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    Links for this episode
    • Live at Florida Gulf Coast University (TWiV #111)
    • Florida DOH Daily Zika Update
    • Regional Zika update, Americas (PAHO, WHO)
    • NJ Zika Bill
    • Dengue virus antibodies enhance Zika virus infection (bioRxiv)
    • First detection of Zika virus in Brazilian A. aegyptii (Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz)
    • 2017 ASM Scientific Writing and Publishing Online Course
    • Letters read on TWiV 410

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.

    This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100.

    Weekly Science Picks

    Sharon - Zika virus comics and cartoons and Florida weekly arbovirus reportsScott - Real-time tracking of Zika virus evolution Alan - Evolution of antibiotic resistance on a mega plate Rich - WindytvKathy - Zika virus map and timeline Vincent - Ohsumi Nobel advanced information and HR 5325 funding breakdown

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    TWiV 409: A Nef is enough Oct 02, 2016
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    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

    Guest: Jeremy Luban

    Jeremy joins the TWiVeroids to tell the amazing story of how the function of the HIV-1 protein called Nef was discovered and found to promote infection by excluding the host protein SERINC from virus particles.

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    Links for this episode
    • No recovery in PACE trial (virology blog)
    • The real PACE data (virology blog)
    • Contagious Thinking
    • Florida DOH daily Zika update
    • Congress does not fail on Zika (NPR)
    • Nef history (Luban lab)
    • Nef excludes SERINC from virions (Nature)
    • SERINC counters Nef (Nature)
    • ASM Grant Writing Online Course
    • Letters read on TWiV 409

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. 0:25, 28:50

    This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100.

    Weekly Science Picks

    Alan - Migration in MotionDickson - Beautiful Chemistry Rich - XKCD Timeline of Earth Temperature Kathy - Vaccine Heroes from Vaccine Education CenterJeremy - CIDRAP posters and Demon in the Freezer Vincent - People Peas and Pathogens

    Listener Picks

    Matlock - Science isn't broken

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    TWiV 408: Boston Quammens Sep 25, 2016
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    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Alan Dove

    Guest: David Quammen

    Four years after filming 'Threading the NEIDL', Vincent and Alan return to the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory BSL4 facility at Boston University where they speak with science writer David Quammen.

    Watch this episode at YouTube

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    Links for this episode
    • David Quammen's website
    • Spillover by David Quammen
    • Threading the NEIDL (TWiV 200)
    • The NEIDL at Boston University

    This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.

    This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100.

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

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