Podcast Episodes

Rock of phages

Episode 1079

TWiV reveals how viruses participate in the organomineralization of travertines, and how neutralizing antibodies evolve to exploit vulnerable sites i…

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Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Episode 1078

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin reviews recent measles outbreaks, prequalification of nOPV2 by the WHO and most recent statistics on the c…

2 years, 1 month ago

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EtOH and viruses at McGill

Episode 1077

Vincent travels to McGill University in Montreal, Canada to join Angela for a discussion of the careers and the research of two faculty members, Cori…

2 years, 1 month ago

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Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Episode 1076

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin highlights global circulation of Mpox virus, reviews the most recent statistics on the circulation of resp…

2 years, 1 month ago

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Fit viruses, parasites, sick chickens

Episode 1075

For the last episode of 2023, TWiV describes how ancient chicken remains reveal the increase of fitness and virulence of Marek’s disease virus, and t…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Episode 1074

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the outcomes of SARS-CoV-2, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infection in pediatric com…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Taming the shrew and barring Epstein-Barr virus

Episode 1073

TWiV explains a study showing that ost traits shape virome composition and virus transmission in wild bats, rodents, and shrews, and development of a…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Episode 1072

In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses the annual economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults in the US, recombinant or sta…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Giant viruses and virophages with Matthias Fischer

Episode 1071

Vincent visits the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany to speak with Matthias Fischer about his career and his research …

2 years, 2 months ago

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Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Episode 1070

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses monkeypox and chickenpox co-infection in southern Nigeria, vaccine effectiveness against influen…

2 years, 2 months ago

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