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Back to SearchTWiV 446: Old sins die hard
The TWiV hosts review an analysis of gender parity trends at virology conferences, and the origin and unusual pathogenesis of the 1918 pandemic H1N1 …
8 years, 8 months ago
TWiV 445: A nido virology meeting
From Nido2017 in Kansas City, Vincent meets up with three virologists to talk about their careers and their work on nidoviruses.
Host: Vincent Racan…
8 years, 8 months ago
TWiV 444: Astro Kate, The Right Stuff
From ASM Microbe 2017 at New Orleans, Vincent and Rich meet up with astronaut Kate Rubins to talk about becoming an astronaut, space travel, and doin…
8 years, 8 months ago
TWiV Special: Trial by Error, Continued
David Tuller returns to discuss the continuing saga of the UK's PACE trial for chronic fatigue syndrome, including the accusation that he is engaging…
8 years, 9 months ago
TWiV 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 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, 10 months ago