Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTWiV 443: On a leaf, no one can hear you scream
The TWiVsters reveal the puppet master: an RNA virus injected with wasp eggs that paralyzes the ladybug so that she protects the cocoon until the adu…
8 years, 7 months ago
TWiV 442: The New York Tim
Freelance science journalist Tim Requarth joins the TWiVers to explain why scientists should stop thinking that explaining science will fix informat…
8 years, 7 months ago
TWiV 441: Don't ChrY for me influenza
The Beacons of Viral Education (aka the TWiVoners) reveal a cost of being a male mouse - the Y chromosome regulates their susceptibility to influenza…
8 years, 7 months ago
TWiV 440: I hardly noumeavirus
No problem being nice to Dickson in this episode, because he's absent for a discussion of a new giant virus that replicates in the cytoplasm yet tran…
8 years, 8 months ago
TWiV 439: The purloined envelope
Paul Bieniasz joins the TWiV team to talk about the co-option, millions of years ago, of an endogenous retrovirus envelope protein by hominid ancesto…
8 years, 8 months ago
TWiV 438: Drs. TWiV go to Washington
On the eve of the March for Science, the TWiV team gathers at ASM Headquarters in Washington, DC with guests Stefano and Susie to talk about the sta…
8 years, 8 months ago
TWiV 437: Kathy's new spindle virus
The TWiVsters reveal new giant viruses that argue against a fourth domain of life, and discovery of viruses in the oceanic basement.
Hosts: Vincent R…
8 years, 8 months ago
TWiV 436: Virology above Cayuga's waters
Host: Vincent Racaniello
Guests: Susan Daniel, Colin Parrish, and Gary Whittaker
At Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Vincent speaks with Susan…
8 years, 9 months ago
TWiV 435: Two virus particles walk into a cell
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVome discuss the blood virome of 8,420 humans, and t…
8 years, 9 months ago
TWiV 434: Live long and pupate
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
The esteemed TWiVumvirate reveal the discovery of a new negative strande…
8 years, 9 months ago