Podcast Episodes

Grand theft kinesin

Episode 833

TWiV reviews Michael Worobey’s dissection of the early COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, and the discovery that herpesviruses assimilate cellular kinesin to p…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Heavy metal flu fighters

Episode 832

TWiV reviews the vials labeled smallpox that were not, re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe, efficacy of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, and cel…

4 years, 6 months ago

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COVID-19 clinical update #89 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Episode 831

In COVID-19 clinical update #89, Dr. Griffin reviews upcoming meeting on FDA emergency use authorization for molnupiravir, 25% of US cases in childre…

4 years, 6 months ago

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A culture of resistance

Episode 830

TWiV explains that a recent report suggesting that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein inhibits V(D)J recombination in vitro would not impact immunity after…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Antiviral and cytotoxically empowered for COVID-19

Episode 829

A TWiV duo reviews how SARS-CoV-2 attacks the olfactory mucosa but spares the olfactory bulb, vaccination with BNT162b2 induces virus-specific stem c…

4 years, 6 months ago

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COVID-19 clinical update #88 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Episode 828

In COVID-19 clinical update #88, Dr. Griffin covers vaccine protection among US veterans, absence of long COVID in vaccinated who are infected, sing…

4 years, 6 months ago

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A shot to save the world with Greg Zuckerman

Episode 827

Greg Zuckerman joins TWiV to discuss his book that explores the race to produce COVID-19 vaccines, with insights into the companies, scientists, and …

4 years, 7 months ago

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COVID-19 clinical update #87 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Episode 826

In COVID-19 clinical update #87, Dr. Griffin reviews PCR cycle threshold and RNA copy number, rapid antigen tests, hospitalization rate after infecti…

4 years, 7 months ago

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COVID-19 Q&A with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Episode 825

In this special live-streamed episode of TWiV, Dr. Daniel Griffin fields questions on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 from listeners.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin a…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Immunogoblins in the nose and lungs

Episode 824

TWiV explores the properties of the spike glycoproteins of an influenza B virus discovered in the Wuhan spiny eel, and protection against SARS-CoV-2 …

4 years, 7 months ago

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