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TWiV reviews pause in the use of Chikungunya vaccine, HHS to stop recommending COVID shots for pregnant women and children, molecular basis for shifted receptor recognition by an encephalitic alphavirus, and evolution of koala retrovirus transcriptional silencing in wild koalas. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Pause in use of Ixchiq (FDA) Change in COVID vaccine recommendations (STAT) Basis for receptor shift in encephalitic alphavirus (Cell) Transcriptional silencing of koala retrovirus (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 1219 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Rich – What's that stuff in your bellybutton? Science has the answer. Vincent – New study reveals our skin's own bacteria can help protect us from the bad effects of sunlight Listener Pick Rona – My Italian secret: the forgotten heroes and Italy and the Holocaust Foundation, Inc. Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV reviews new committee of experts to counter vaccine misinformation, resignation of NSF Director, dependence of immune response to rabies virus on the gut microbiome, and a nucleosome switch primes hepatitis B virus infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Committee of experts to counter vaccine misinformation (Science) NSF Director resigns (Science) Dependence of vaccine immune response on gut microbiome (Cell Host Microbe) Nucleosome switch primes HepB replication (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 1212 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Angela – Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit Rich – Malcolm Gladwell Revisionist History “The Joe Rogan Intervention” Vincent – Measles Misinformation Is on the Rise — and Americans Are Hearing It, Survey Finds Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV reviews Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, cryo-EM based discovery of a parvovirus causing black wasting disease in farmed beetles, and a mosaic nanoparticle experimental vaccine that elicits cross-reactive sarbecovirus responses in pre-vaccinated animals. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Marburg virus disease, Rwanda (WHO) Suspected German Marburg case tests negative (Politico) Cryo-EM discovery of insect parvovirus (Cell) Mosaic sarbecovirus nanoparticle experimental vaccine (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 1157 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – ASM Lesson Plans Alan – A City on Mars, and this blog by a ham radio operator hit by Hurricane Helene Vincent – How to Win A Nobel Prize Listener Pick Laura – Science of Public Communication (original article) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV reviews mask effectiveness against respiratory infections, EEE death in NY State, viruses with zoonotic potential in farmed fur animals, and genetic tracing of market wild life and viruses at the Huanan Seafood Market, the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Review confirms mask effectiveness (original article) EEE death in Ulster County NY (CBS News) EEE on TWiV 1145 Viruses of farmed fur animals (Nature) Tracing of wildlife and viruses at COVID-19 epicenter (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 1155 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Rich – Immunize.org, Vaccineinformation.org, National Network of Immunization Coalitions Alan – Birdcast Vincent – A universal framework for inclusive 15-minute cities Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV explains a study of postacute sequelae of COVID-19 at 2 years, and respiratory droplet transmission of human-isolated avian H3N8 influenza virus between ferrets. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) 4:20 Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 at 2 years (Nat Med) Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) (WHO) Respiratory droplet transmission of H3N8 virus (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 1047 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – UN Climate Action and California sues oil companies for exacerbating climate change Brianne – COVID Drugs are a Miracle Cure for Cats Rich – American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin Vincent – Free Carl Zimmer writings Listener Pick Anne – She wrote to a scientist about her fatigue. It inspired a breakthrough. Alan – This Tiny Parasitic Wasp Can Drill Through Plastic Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

TWiV reviews the FDA decision to update COVID-19 vaccine boosters in the fall, the meaning of fatigue with respect to long COVID, and a skin volatile induced by flavivirus reproduction that attracts mosquitoes to the infected host. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode COVID-19 vaccine booster composition (FDA) Settling in for the long haul (Crooked Timber) Flavivirus-induced skin volatile attracts mosquitoes (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 919 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Redactle Kathy – Kirigami paper replacing plastic bubble wrap Rich – First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (Gravitational lens; Einstein ring) Vincent – Spotted lanternfly Listener Picks Ann – NASA Engineer Who Made the James Webb Space Telescope Work Sonrisa – Aloft – the pleasures and risks of flying Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

TWiV considers lessons learned from COVID-19 about emergency drug use during a pandemic, and selection of AAV capsids to produce vectors that efficiently deliver genes to muscle cells. 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 episode   Emergency drug use during a pandemic (Cell) Muscle-directed AAV capsids (Cell) Designer AAV muscles up (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 812 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson -  Sid Caesar - The German General Brianne - These Sea Slugs Break a Cardinal Rule of Animal Life Rich - Seek by iNaturalist Alan - The hard part of making a game is ... everything Vincent - Columbia Pledges That All Future Campus Construction Will Be Fossil Free Listener Picks Bruce - Bat Superpowers Gary - We're Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv  

TWiV considers lessons learned from COVID-19 about emergency drug use during a pandemic, and selection of AAV capsids to produce vectors that efficiently deliver genes to muscle cells. 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 episode   Emergency drug use during a pandemic (Cell) Muscle-directed AAV capsids (Cell) Designer AAV muscles up (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 812 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson -  Sid Caesar - The German General Brianne - These Sea Slugs Break a Cardinal Rule of Animal Life Rich - Seek by iNaturalist Alan - The hard part of making a game is ... everything Vincent - Columbia Pledges That All Future Campus Construction Will Be Fossil Free Listener Picks Bruce - Bat Superpowers Gary - We're Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv  

Podcast: This Week in Virology (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: TWiV 786: You make mucus and you move itPub date: 2021-07-29TWiVsters review off-season epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus in Australia after easing of COVID-19 restrictions, and impaired innate immune responses in upper respiratory tract cells from patients with severe COVID-19. 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 Off-season RSV in Australia (medRxiv) Impaired innate immunity in severe COVID-19 (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 786 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – The Science of Swimming Kathy – Talking to the vaccine hesitant  and covidactnow.org Rich – The Disinformation Dozen | Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH on wiki) Vincent – Russia discards Pirs docking port to clear way for new space station module (IG post) Listener Pick April – Pemberton Aviation (Facebook, YouTube) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tvThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Vincent Racaniello, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

TWiVsters review off-season epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus in Australia after easing of COVID-19 restrictions, and impaired innate immune responses in upper respiratory tract cells from patients with severe COVID-19. 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 Off-season RSV in Australia (medRxiv) Impaired innate immunity in severe COVID-19 (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 786 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – The Science of Swimming Kathy – Talking to the vaccine hesitant  and covidactnow.org Rich – The Disinformation Dozen | Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH on wiki) Vincent – Russia discards Pirs docking port to clear way for new space station module (IG post) Listener Pick April – Pemberton Aviation (Facebook, YouTube) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

TWiVsters review off-season epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus in Australia after easing of COVID-19 restrictions, and impaired innate immune responses in upper respiratory tract cells from patients with severe COVID-19. 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 Off-season RSV in Australia (medRxiv) Impaired innate immunity in severe COVID-19 (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 786 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – The Science of Swimming Kathy – Talking to the vaccine hesitant  and covidactnow.org Rich – The Disinformation Dozen | Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH on wiki) Vincent – Russia discards Pirs docking port to clear way for new space station module (IG post) Listener Pick April – Pemberton Aviation (Facebook, YouTube) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

A TWiV trio reveals the 100 million year old history of bornavirus infections hidden as EVEs in vertebrate genomes, and identification of novel bat coronaviruses that provide evolutionary insight into the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Amy Rosenfeld Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASV Vaccine Town Hall 2:05 100 million year old bornavirus infections (PNAS) Bornaviruses across geological timescales (PNAS) Bornaviruses previously on TWiV 303, 347, 548 Novel bat SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 771 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Amy – A relic from the Jurassic era Alan – World of Wonders, by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Vincent – Tom Buck's YouTube Channel Listener Pick Victor – Vaccines: A measured response Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

A TWiV trio reveals the 100 million year old history of bornavirus infections hidden as EVEs in vertebrate genomes, and identification of novel bat coronaviruses that provide evolutionary insight into the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Amy Rosenfeld Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASV Vaccine Town Hall 2:05 100 million year old bornavirus infections (PNAS) Bornaviruses across geological timescales (PNAS) Bornaviruses previously on TWiV 303, 347, 548 Novel bat SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 771 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Amy – A relic from the Jurassic era Alan – World of Wonders, by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Vincent – Tom Buck's YouTube Channel Listener Pick Victor – Vaccines: A measured response Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

TWiV explains how cap-snatching, the priming of viral mRNA synthesis with fragments of host mRNAs, can lead to the synthesis of novel viral proteins. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Cap-snatching makes new ORFs (Cell) Cap-snatching leads to novel proteins (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 763 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Kathy – Flat pasta that turns into shapes here and here Rich – Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart (wiki) Vincent – Martin Beck police mysteries Listener Picks Greg – Stewart Lee on Loch Ness monster Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

TWiV explains how cap-snatching, the priming of viral mRNA synthesis with fragments of host mRNAs, can lead to the synthesis of novel viral proteins. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Cap-snatching makes new ORFs (Cell) Cap-snatching leads to novel proteins (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 763 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Kathy – Flat pasta that turns into shapes here and here Rich – Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart (wiki) Vincent – Martin Beck police mysteries Listener Picks Greg – Stewart Lee on Loch Ness monster Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, review of the phase I and II trials of the Russian prime-boost vaccine, a mouse model that recapitulates age-dependent severe disease, and listener questions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Guest: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Safety and immunogenicity of Russian COVID-19 vaccine (Lancet) 'Questionable' data in Russian vaccine results (Nature) Mouse model for SARS-CoV-2 ALI and mortality (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 667 Letters to Humans Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Dickson - Rewilding Europe Alan - How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Rich - Gene drive engineered mosquitoes Vincent - TWiEVO 60 with 12 guests! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, review of the phase I and II trials of the Russian prime-boost vaccine, a mouse model that recapitulates age-dependent severe disease, and listener questions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Guest: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Safety and immunogenicity of Russian COVID-19 vaccine (Lancet) 'Questionable' data in Russian vaccine results (Nature) Mouse model for SARS-CoV-2 ALI and mortality (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 667 Letters to Humans Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Dickson - Rewilding Europe Alan - How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Rich - Gene drive engineered mosquitoes Vincent - TWiEVO 60 with 12 guests! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

The TWiM team discuses saliva as more sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 detection in COVID-19 patients than nasopharyngeal swab and how Mycobacterium tuberculosis sulfolipid-1 activates nociceptive neurons and induces cough. Links for this episode: Preventing the next pandemic (NY Times) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Saliva sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 detection (medRxiv) A mycobacterial molecule provokes cough (Cell) Letters read on TWiM 216 20% off The Invisible ABCs for TWiM listeners! Use promo code: ABC20 at checkout. Become a patron of TWiM. Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv    

Vincent, Elio and Michael discuss the stability of human coronaviruses on surfaces and in aerosols, and peptidoglycan production by a mosaic consisting of a bacterium within a bacterium within an insect. Links for this episode: Human coronavirus 229E infectivity on common surfaces (mBio) Aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 (medRxiv) Peptidoglycan synthesis by a insect-bacteria mosaic (Cell) Letters read on TWiM 213 Become a patron of TWiM. Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv  

The TWiV team reveals the protein corona that surrounds virus particles and influences infectivity and amyloid aggregation, and a proofreading-impaired herpesvirus that produces quasispecies-like populations. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Guest: Kiki Warren Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Human fetal tissue research restrictions (The Scientist) Viral protein corona (Nat Commun) Proofreading-impaired herpesvirus (Nat Micro) Phage quasispecies (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 566 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Alan - Astronomy photographer of the year Rich- Urban living leads to high cholesterol... in crows Kiki- Reversal of epigenetic aging Vincent- General Virology by SE Luria Listener Picks Sindhu - Sweden Solar System Anthony- Surprising role of viruses in evolution with Eugene Koonin Paul- The Obscure Virus Club Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

The TWiV team reveals the protein corona that surrounds virus particles and influences infectivity and amyloid aggregation, and a proofreading-impaired herpesvirus that produces quasispecies-like populations. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Guest: Kiki Warren Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Human fetal tissue research restrictions (The Scientist) Viral protein corona (Nat Commun) Proofreading-impaired herpesvirus (Nat Micro) Phage quasispecies (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 566 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Alan - Astronomy photographer of the year Rich- Urban living leads to high cholesterol... in crows Kiki- Reversal of epigenetic aging Vincent- General Virology by SE Luria Listener Picks Sindhu - Sweden Solar System Anthony- Surprising role of viruses in evolution with Eugene Koonin Paul- The Obscure Virus Club Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

A trio TWiVers reports on influenza in Australia, how a host protein impacts bird to human movement of influenza virus, and marine DNA viral diversity in the oceans from pole to pole. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Alan Dove Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Australian Influenza Surveillance Real-time tracking of influenza H3N2 ANP32B, or not to be (eLife) ANP32B on TWiV 377 Species specific differences in ANP32B for influenza virus replication (eLife) Marine viral DNA diversity pole to pole (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 554 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Alan - Stephanie Langel’s Discovery Talk Kathy- Map of languages in the USA Vincent- Grad student mental health with Susanna Harris video and on TWiM 199 Listener Picks Fernando - Pushing back on hyped-up science Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

A trio TWiVers reports on influenza in Australia, how a host protein impacts bird to human movement of influenza virus, and marine DNA viral diversity in the oceans from pole to pole. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Alan Dove Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Australian Influenza Surveillance Real-time tracking of influenza H3N2 ANP32B, or not to be (eLife) ANP32B on TWiV 377 Species specific differences in ANP32B for influenza virus replication (eLife) Marine viral DNA diversity pole to pole (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 554 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Alan - Stephanie Langel’s Discovery Talk Kathy- Map of languages in the USA Vincent- Grad student mental health with Susanna Harris video and on TWiM 199 Listener Picks Fernando - Pushing back on hyped-up science Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

The immunophiles discuss T cell antigen discovery by trogocytosis - the transfer of membrane patches among cells in close contact. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, and Cynthia Leifer Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts. RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Trogocytosis for T cell antigen discovery (Nat Methods) Trogocytosis (J Immunol) Orphan T cell receptors (Cell) Letters read on Immune 18 Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Steph- Scientists rise up against statistical significance Cindy- Why I quit my PhD and returned Vincent- The Law and Vaccine Resistance Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical. Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv

The TWiV team notes the passing of Tom Steitz, an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis in the US, a continuing Ebola virus outbreak in DRC, respiratory vaccinia due to inhalation of ground up rabbit skin, and how a human papillomavirus capsid protein directs virus-containing endosomes towards the nucleus. 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 Sea Phages program and application materials Tom Steitz, 78 (NY Times) AFM outbreak, US (CIDRAP) AFM surveillance (CDC) Acute Flaccid Paralysis and Enteroviral Infections (Curr Inf Dis Rep) EV-D68 neurotropism (bioRxiv) Ebola virus outbreakcontinues in DRC (CIDRAP) Vaccinia virus respiratory infection (Int J Inf Dis) HPV L2 penetrates endosome, brings virus retro (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 515 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Brianne - Germ City-Microbes and the Metropolis Museum Exhibition Alan- Nikon 2018 Small World in Motion competition Kathy- Ion Torrent Sequencing (video) Dickson- 2018 Nobel Prizes Economics Kathy- Ocean-centric map Vincent - Intelligence Matters Podcast: Anthony Fauci on threats from epidemics Listener Picks Gonsalo - Cells at Work (Manga, Anime) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Vincent, Michael and Elio note the passing of Stanley Falkow, give E. coli an archaeal membrane, and show how the microbiome can make worms live longer. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter. Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iPhone, Android, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode Fecal transplants in the good old days (STC) Stanley Falkow, 84 Loss of an old army buddy (STC) Giving E. coli an archaeal membrane (PNAS) Microbiome tunes host longevity (Cell) Letters read on TWiM 176 Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Michael Schmidt Michael and Vincent present Spotlights, brief reviews of classic papers in the Journal of Bacteriology, and explain how a single bacterial species can reverse autism-like social deficits in the offspring of obese mice.   Links for this episode Protein secretion in E. coli (J Bacteriol) Plague pathogenesis (J Bacteriol) Reversal of diet induced social defects (Cell) Letters read on TWiM 131 This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guests: Ethan Jackson and Jonathan Carlson Project Premonition, a Microsoft Research project that uses drones to capture mosquitoes and analyze them for pathogens, preprint servers, and three mouse models for Zika virus induced birth defects are the topics of this episode hosted by the TWiumvirate and theirs guests Ethan and Jonathan.   Links for this episode Project Premonition Premonition feasibility study in Grenada Zika virus causes microcephaly in mice (Cell Stem Cell) Brazilian Zika virus causes defects in experimental models (Nature) Zika virus causes placental damage and fetal demise in mice (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 390 This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream. Get two months free when you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. Also brought to you by ASV 2016 Weekly Science Picks Dickson - Germany nearly reached 100% renewable power Alan - Vertical City documentary and Lumino City gameRich - Errol Morris: ‘Demon in the Freezer’ Kathy - Entropic Time YouTube by A Capella Science (watch “the making of”)Vincent - Agar Art contest finalists Listener Picks Jennie - SciFi reading (scroll down) Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Harmit Malik Vincent is joined by special guest Harmit Malik to discuss his work on the evolution of genetic conflict. Links for this episode: Harmit on YouTube Retroviruses and mammalian placentation (PNAS) Paleovirology (Curr Opin Virol) Evolution among AIM2-like receptors (J Exp Med) Poxvirus genomic accordions (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 205 Weekly Science Picks Vincent - Candidates' answers to science questions Listener Pick of the Week Steve - Mural of Henrietta Lacks story (Microsoft Silverlight required) Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twiv.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Matt Frieman, and Kathy Spindler Vincent, Alan, Matt and Kathy review isolation of a new coronavirus from two patients in the Middle East, and expansion of the enteric virome during simian AIDS. Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes, at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, by email, or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: Novel coronavirus (virology blog one, two) PCR assay for novel CoV (Eurosurveillance) Isolation of novel coronavirus (NEJM) SARS CoV now a select agent (Federal Register, pdf) My Sharona Pathogenic SIV infection associated with expansion of gut virome (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 204 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Map of the WindMatt - Dark Side of the Earth; Insensitive guide to thriving in your Ph.D.; Gary Vanerchuck (YouTube)Kathy - How much does a shadow weigh? and Slinky drop answerVincent - A Parasite's Parasites; All the cool kids are on arXiv Listener Pick of the Week Nissin - Jungle Jim (1948) Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twiv.