This Week in Virology

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 Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode Diversity of HSV2 in neonates...

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 Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode Paul Has M...

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 Maury and Stanley Perlman Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode TIM-1 is receptor for Ebolaviru...

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 Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode European Congress of Virology 2019 ASM Clinical Virolo...

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 Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links f...

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 Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode European Co...

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 Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode European Congress...

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 Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode ASV 2019 European Congress of Virology 2019 ASM Clinical Virology Sym...

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 Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode Please take the TWiV listener survey ASV 2019 European Con...

Patrick Moore returns to TWiV to discuss the discovery from the Chang-Moore laboratory of circular RNAs in cells infected with herpesviruses. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier ,  Alan Dove , and  Kathy Spindler Guest: Patrick Moore Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode Please take the TWiV listener survey ASV 20...

Steve Goff returns to TWiV to discuss the work of his laboratory on how retroviral genomes are silenced in infected cells. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier ,  Alan Dove , and  Kathy Spindler Guest: Steve Goff Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! 🎼 They'll histone you when you start to transcribe, And they'll histone you just for tr...

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vincent meets up with one of his virology heroes, Roland R. Rueckert, to talk about his research and his second career as a forest manager. Host:  Vincent Racaniello Guest: Roland R. Rueckert Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode Video of this episode (YouTube) Roland's first paper (Ane...

In the first episode for 2019, the TWiV team reviews the amazing virology stories of the past year. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier ,  Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and  Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode Please take the TWiV listener survey ASV 2019 Satellite Symposia Crowdfunding for EV-D68 res...

The TWiV team summarizes the discovery of Sin Nombre virus, and presents evidence that neurotropic flaviviruses can cause intestinal dysmotility syndromes after systemic infection of mice. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier ,  Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and  Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode Ple...

The TWiV hosts discuss the distribution of prions in the eyes of patients with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, and the origins and evolution of RNA viruses. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode Please take the TWiV listener survey ASV 2019 Satellite Sy...

Vaccine scientist, pediatrician, and autism dad Peter Hotez talks about his new book, Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism . Host:  Vincent Racaniello Guest: Peter Hotez Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode Peter Hotez at Baylor College of Medicine Peter Hotez on Twitter Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism (Amazon) Time...

Michelle Flenniken joins TWiV to talk about honeybees and the work of her laboratory on honeybee viruses. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , Kathy Spindler , and Brianne Barker Guest: Michelle Flenniken Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode MSU Pollinator Health Center Honeybee antiviral defenses (Sci Rep)...

Raul Andino joins Vincent and Amy to talk about the finding that a cricket paralysis virus protein restricts RNA-based immunity in insects by regulating the activity and stability of the Argonaute protein. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello  and Amy Rosenfeld Guest: Raul Andino Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode TWiV 138: RISCy bu...

At the University of Zürich, Vincent speaks with virologists Cornel Fraefel, Urs Greber, and Silke Stertz about their careers and their work on AAV2, adenovirus entry, and influenza virus. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello Guests: Cornel Fraefel , Urs Greber , and Silke Stertz Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode AAV2 and HSV1 co-i...

The TWiVsters review isolation of a naturally occurring DNA virus from fruit flies, and the cell-type specific function of a small transmembrane protein encoded in an open reading frame upstream of the enterovirus polyprotein. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Rich Condit , and  Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! L...

Team TWiV cover the discovery of another giant virus from 30,000 year old Siberian permafrost, and how viral aggregation accelerates the production of new infectious viruses and increases fitness, demonstrating an Allee effect. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Rich Condit ,   Kathy Spindler , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a ...

The TWiVidae review universal influenza vaccines that are in clinical trials, and discovery of an atypical parvovirus that causes chronic kidney disease in middle aged, immunocompromised laboratory mice. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove ,  Rich Condit ,   Kathy Spindler , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of...

The TWiVomers review a potential role for herpes simplex virus type 1 as a cause of Alzheimer's Disease, including the finding that amyloid-beta acts as an antiviral by enveloping virus particles. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove ,  Rich Condit , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this epis...

Vincent travels to Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA to speak with Nick and Leslie about their careers and their work on human cytomegalovirus and retroviruses. Host:  Vincent Racaniello Guests: Nicholas Buchkovich and Leslie Parent Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this episode HIV-1 gag membrane binding domain (J Virol)...

Brianne and Vincent tackle two studies that utilize infectious viruses to examine zoonotic potential of Bombali virus, a new ebolavirus from an insectivorous species in Sierra Leone, and a human mumps-like virus from an African flying fox in DRC. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello  and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free):  iTunes ,  Google Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of TWiV! Links for this epi...