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The OpenAir Collective co-founder Chris Neidl explains carbon dioxide removal. Listen to the entire episode: https://republicen.org/podcast!

The OpenAir Collective's Chris Neidl on the three prongs of strategizing to address climate change. Listen to past episodes at https://republicen.org/podcast.

Chris Neidl shares what The OpenAir Collective does and is all about. Don't miss this episode or any past episode at https://republicen.org/podcast!

Have you ever wanted to know more about carbon dioxide removal? Well look or listen no further because this is your episode! Chris Neidl is the co-founder of The OpenAir Collective, a global volunteer network advancing carbon removal solutions through collaborative, open advocacy and R&D.Chris touches on every aspect of carbon dioxide removal including the difference between carbon capture sequestration, how to "undue" past carbon emissions and more about his organization's 2023 OpenAir Carbon Removal Challenge for students. Don't miss this episode or any past episode at https://republicen.org/podcast!

Local governments are surprisingly powerful levers for carbon removal. While large national governments can be slow and unwieldy, cities and counties can sometimes be much more nimble. They can get carbon removal projects off the ground quickly and share what they learn with other local governments. So, which municipalities are taking the lead in the CDR space? And how do they integrate carbon removal in the local government landscape? Susie Strife is the Boulder County Director of Sustainability, Climate Action and Resilience; Ramón DC Alatorre is Climate and Energy Coordinator for the City of Flagstaff; and Chris Neidl is Cofounder of OpenAir Collective. Together, they are collaborators in forming the Four Corners Carbon Removal Coalition, an alliance of local governments that are pooling resources to fund CDR projects in the Four Corners region of the Southwest US. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Susie, Ramón, and Chris join Ross and Siobhan to explain why Flagstaff and Boulder are ahead of the curve when it comes to carbon removal. They share the resistance they face when it comes to endorsing carbon offsets and explain how local governments can educate communities around carbon removal. Listen in to understand why the Four Corners model focuses on funding carbon removal projects that can be replicated and learn how Susie, Ramón, and Chris support other jurisdictions in finding local applications of CDR. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori's website Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom Carbon Removal Memes on Twitter Carbon Removal Memes on Instagram Resources Four Corners Carbon Removal Coalition OpenAir Collective Boulder County Office of Sustainability, Climate Action and Resilience Boulder County Climate on Twitter Flagstaff Sustainability Office Chris on Twitter OpenAir CDR Series on YouTube ‘Local Governments Can Drive Carbon Dioxide Removal Innovation' Flagstaff Climate Emergency Declaration Carbon Offsets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Eli Mitchell-Larson on Reversing Climate Change S2EP62 Carbon Direct The Oxford Offsetting Principles Boulder County Climate Innovation Fund Stripe Climate Sustainable Cities Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/support

The second episode of The Carbon Curve Podcast is with Chris Neidl (Twitter, LinkedIn), Co-Founder of the OpenAir Collective. OpenAir is a volunteer-led, global network accelerating carbon removal advancement and evolution through member initiated missions. OpenAir has completely re-imagined climate activism by mobilizing people to not just support, but co-create policies at the local, state, and federal level to scale up carbon removal. The group is grounded in open source principles like decentralization and peer production. Through OpenAir, people are discovering ways to get involved in carbon removal that draws on their unique backgrounds and experiences - which will help make the field more dynamic and diverse.Chris Neidl is the co-founder of OpenAir, a global volunteer collective launched in 2019 to advance carbon dioxide removal (CDR) through member-driven advocacy and research and development missions. In this role Chris has helped lead CDR focused policy advocacy campaigns at the municipal, state and national levels including the Low Embodied Carbon Concrete Leadership Act (LECCLA), the Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act (CDRLA), and the Luxembourg Negative Emissions Tariff (L-NET) Chris came to DAC and CDR from a fifteen year career in solar energy, which spanned diverse research, activist and project management roles in North America, South Asia, Afghanistan and East Africa. Chris is an upstate New York native and long-time Brooklyn resident currently based in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.In this episode, Na'im and Chris talk about:How working internationally informed their views on approaching climate change with a global perspectiveThe origin of OpenAir Collective and embracing “peer-production” to empower its membersInitiatives like New York State's Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act and This Is CDROpenAir's role in advancing a federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership ActZooming out on the carbon removal field more broadly - what's working well and what's notHow people can get involved in OpenAir If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast on your favorite podcast app or subscribe via The Carbon Curve newsletter here. If you'd like to get in touch with Na'im, you can reach out via Twitter and LinkedIn.Na'im Merchant is an advisor and thought partner to start-ups, policy groups, and research organizations on scaling up the climate technologies to meet the monumental challenge removing billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere to combat climate change. Every two weeks, Na'im will release a short interview with individuals advancing bold new ideas and taking a collective action approach to scaling up carbon removal. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit carboncurve.substack.com

German Chambers of Commerce & Industry abroad are being called AHK but in Germany, the AHKs are being called IHKs. Although similar in many regards they also differ. The IHK Dortmund is located in the industrial heartland of Germany the Rhein Ruhr Region. Known for steel and mining in the past the region has transformed into one of Europe's most innovative Startup hubs. The IHK Dortmund is at the forefront with its  Start.up! Germany Tour which brings Startups from all over the world to the German State of North-Rhine Westphalia.  Two of the main organizers of the Start.up! Germany Tour Dominik Stute and Nick Neidl joined today's podcast sessions to give you insights into this exciting program. This podcast session is for everyone who is interested to hear more about the Rhein Ruhr Region and the   Start.up! Germany Tour. #Startup #NRW #Tech #IHK #Malaysia #AHKHere are the questions in the Podcast with time code: Most international listeners probably only know Dortmund from your football club Borussia Dortmund. In Germany, every company needs to be a member of their local IHK. So are they your member? 01:36For many people outside of Europe, Rhein Ruhr doesn't mean much because there is no single big city you can associate it with but please explain what Rhein Ruhr is? 02:48What would you say are the main differences between an AHK and an IHK? 05:49What is the Start-up Germany Tour? 07:38Why should a Start-up participate in the Start-up Tour? 10:22Can you go more in to the details of the three verticals? 11:59So, the Pre-program starts this June with 9 Webinars and they are open to everyone free of charge and what can they learn from the webinars? 12:53The first Tour was in 2017. Who came up with the Start-up Germany Tour? 14:04And since the Startup Germany Tour has been around for a few years now, I'm sure you also have one or two success stories you can share? 15:54What are the most advantages of Rhein Ruhr today? 17:32

David Cooper is in for a vacationing Jim Richards. Moritz Yahr, was once an exchange student in the US from Germany. Years later at 27 he finds out his host dad from over a decade ago, needed a new liver. This is their story. If you have wondered about first aid training, wilderness training and more, Terry Neidl teaches us a little about how to help a person in medical distress.

"Farbenhaut“ heißt die Seite von Dr. Bernd Neidl, der sich hier umfassend mit dem Thema Schuppenflechte, „Psoriasis“, beschäftigt. Er selbst ist von Kind an betroffen und hat es sich seit 2017 zur Aufgabe gemacht, einen ausführlichen Infopool für Betroffene zur Verfügung zu stellen.  Alle Infos zu Folge unter www.slow-beauty-cosmetics.de/folge18

Schuppenflechte – ca. 2 Millionen Menschen sind von diesem Hautleiden betroffen. Und das allein in Deutschland. Seit 1993 hat auch Bernd Neidl Psoriasis – und hat heute seinen Weg gefunden, damit umzugehen. Dabei stellte er fest, dass es wenig Informationen gibt, die Laien auch wirklich verstehen, und damit eine Lücke im Wissenstransfer zwischen Medizin und Patient. Deswegen gründete er 2017 Farbenhaut, um Betroffenen weltweit eine digitale Plattform zu geben, welche wichtige Informationen, nützliche Produkte und Dienstleister sowie mögliche Therapieformen zusammenträgt. Farbenhaut will das Leben der Menschen mit Schuppenflechte einfacher machen und die gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz erhöhen. Momentan beschäftigt sich Bernd vor allem mit der Ursachenforschung: “Du kannst Schuppenflechte definitiv in den Griff bekommen”. Was er nach 30 Jahren Schuppenflechte noch alles gelernt hat, erfährst du in diesem Interview. Außerdem sprechen wir darüber: - Bernd`s Werdegang, Erfahrungen und Lösungswege - Wie Bernd ganz persönlich mit seiner Psoriasis umgeht - Welche Methoden er bei Stress anwendet - Wir er zu Ernährung und Hautpflege meint Mehr von Farbenhaut: Website: https://farbenhaut.de/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/farbenhaut/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farbenhaut/ Kontakt: Alltagstipps für deine Hautgesundheit gibt es täglich von mir bei Instagram: http://www.instagram.zauberhaut.coach/ Das Gefühl von Zusammenhalt findest du in der Facebook Gruppe: http://www.gruppe.zauberhaut.coach/ Sende mir deine Coaching-Anfrage, falls du individuelle Hilfe brauchst: http://www.anfrage.zauberhaut.coach/

Jens Kuhn returns to TWiV to explain Select Agents, Priority Pathogens, Australia List Pathogens, Risk Group Agents, biosafety, biosecurity, and biosurety. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker Guest: Jens Kuhn Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Bioweapon (TWiV 508) Bioterrorism and Biocrimes by W. Seth Carus Select Agents (selectagents.gov) BMBL Manual 5th Edition (pdf) Threading the NEIDL video (YouTube) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Jens - Forvo pronunciation guide Brianne -How long do vaccines last? Alan- How much hotter is your home town than when you were born? Dickson- 50 Stunning Photos of Earth Vincent - Madness and Memory by Stanley Prusiner Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Jens Kuhn returns to TWiV to explain Select Agents, Priority Pathogens, Australia List Pathogens, Risk Group Agents, biosafety, biosecurity, and biosurety. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker Guest: Jens Kuhn Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Bioweapon (TWiV 508) Bioterrorism and Biocrimes by W. Seth Carus Select Agents (selectagents.gov) BMBL Manual 5th Edition (pdf) Threading the NEIDL video (YouTube) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Jens - Forvo pronunciation guide Brianne -How long do vaccines last? Alan- How much hotter is your home town than when you were born? Dickson- 50 Stunning Photos of Earth Vincent - Madness and Memory by Stanley Prusiner Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

The Fellowship of the Virus discuss enhancement of dengue disease in humans: the contribution of antibody concentration and increased binding to Fc receptors. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASV 2018: asv.org, asv2018.umd.edu Support Microbe.tv NEIDL is approved NIH lifts GOF moratorium (Science) Blackburn steps down as head of Salk Institute (SD Union Trib) ADE of dengue disease in humans (Science) Commentary on ADE of dengue disease (Science) ADE of dengue disease and antibody binding to Fc (Science) Letters read on TWiV 473 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Today in Science History Dickson - 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2017 Rich - SpaceX to orbit a Tesla Alan - Debt in America Vincent - The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols  (NYTimes review) Listener Picks Stephen - A Concise Paper Johnye - Holiday song parodies (one, two, three) Tom - SMBC: Are viruses alive? Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) building in Boston is a high-tech facility for the study of emerging, and re-emerging, microbial diseases of humans and animals. The building, part of Boston University, is equipped up to Biosafety level 4 (BSL-4), allowing the researchers there to safely study dangerous viruses like Ebola or Nipah. In this episode, we got special access to the facility to have a look round, guided by Professor Paul Duprex, a Microbiology Society member and an Editor of our Journal of General Virology. On the tour we got to meet the NEIDL’s Director, Professor Ron Corley, who told us about the building’s architecture and function, and talked with Dr Nahid Bhadelia who runs the facility’s back-up medical programme. Music: Ryan Cross – Out Image credit: Tim Llewellyn for Boston University Photography

Four years after filming 'Threading the NEIDL', Vincent and Alan return to the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory BSL4 facility at Boston University where they speak with science writer David Quammen. Links for this episode David Quammen's website Spillover by David Quammen Threading the NEIDL (TWiV 200) The NEIDL at Boston University 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. This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Four years after filming 'Threading the NEIDL', Vincent and Alan return to the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory BSL4 facility at Boston University where they speak with science writer David Quammen. Links for this episode David Quammen's website Spillover by David Quammen Threading the NEIDL (TWiV 200) The NEIDL at Boston University 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. This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Alan Dove Guest: David Quammen Four years after filming 'Threading the NEIDL', Vincent and Alan return to the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory BSL4 facility at Boston University where they speak with science writer David Quammen.   Watch this episode at YouTube Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode David Quammen's website Spillover by David Quammen Threading the NEIDL (TWiV 200) The NEIDL at Boston University 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. This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

The American Society for Microbiology hosted a live podcast of This Week in Virology with Vincent Racaniello with co-host Alan Dove that includes guests Paul Duprex, Director of Cell and Tissue Imaging Core, Boston University, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), and Julie Pfeiffer, Professor, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.   Vincent, Alan, Julie and Paul  talk about their work on the pathogenesis of poliovirus and measles virus. Links for this episode Threading the NEIDL (YouTube) Transmission of measles virus from macaques (J Gen Virol) Tropism of green measles virus in macaques (J Virol) Intestinal microbiota promote enteric virus replication (Science) Bacterial LPS enhances poliovirus stability (Cell Host Micr) Video of this episode - view below or at YouTube Weekly Science Picks Vincent - ASM Live 2014  Alan - I will not follow the herd  Paul - Invisible Threat  Julie - The importance of stupidity in biological research Listener Pick of the Week Neil - WEHI movies and VIZBI   Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv   Don't miss an episode of MicrobeWorld Video. Subscribe for free using iTunes or help support our work by purchasing the MicrobeWorld podcast application for iPhone and Android devices in the iTunes or Android app stores.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Alan Dove Guests: Julie Pfeiffer and Paul Duprex Vincent and Alan meet up with Julie and Paul at the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Boston, to talk about their work on the pathogenesis of poliovirus and measles virus. Links for this episode Threading the NEIDL (YouTube) Transmission of measles virus from macaques (J Gen Virol) Tropism of green measles virus in macaques (J Virol) Intestinal microbiota promote enteric virus replication (Science) Bacterial LPS enhances poliovirus stability (Cell Host Micr) Video of this episode - view below or at YouTube Weekly Science Picks Vincent - ASM Live 2014Alan - I will not follow the herdPaul - Invisible ThreatJulie - The importance of stupidity in biological research Listener Pick of the Week Neil - WEHI movies and VIZBI Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

The American Society for Microbiology hosted a live podcast of This Week in Virology with Vincent Racaniello with co-host Alan Dove that includes guests Paul Duprex, Director of Cell and Tissue Imaging Core, Boston University, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), and Julie Pfeiffer, Professor, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.   Vincent, Alan, Julie and Paul  talk about their work on the pathogenesis of poliovirus and measles virus. Links for this episode Threading the NEIDL (YouTube) Transmission of measles virus from macaques (J Gen Virol) Tropism of green measles virus in macaques (J Virol) Intestinal microbiota promote enteric virus replication (Science) Bacterial LPS enhances poliovirus stability (Cell Host Micr) Video of this episode - view below or at YouTube Weekly Science Picks Vincent - ASM Live 2014  Alan - I will not follow the herd  Paul - Invisible Threat  Julie - The importance of stupidity in biological research Listener Pick of the Week Neil - WEHI movies and VIZBI   Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv   Don't miss an episode of MicrobeWorld Video. Subscribe for free using iTunes or help support our work by purchasing the MicrobeWorld podcast application for iPhone and Android devices in the iTunes or Android app stores.

The American Society for Microbiology hosted a live podcast of This Week in Virology with Vincent Racaniello with co-host Alan Dove that includes guests Paul Duprex, Director of Cell and Tissue Imaging Core, Boston University, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), and Julie Pfeiffer, Professor, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.  Vincent, Alan, Julie and Paul  talk about their work on the pathogenesis of poliovirus and measles virus. Links for this episode Threading the NEIDL (YouTube) Transmission of measles virus from macaques (J Gen Virol) Tropism of green measles virus in macaques (J Virol) Intestinal microbiota promote enteric virus replication (Science) Bacterial LPS enhances poliovirus stability (Cell Host Micr) Video of this episode - view below or at YouTube Weekly Science Picks Vincent - ASM Live 2014 Alan - I will not follow the herd Paul - Invisible Threat Julie - The importance of stupidity in biological research Listener Pick of the Week Neil - WEHI movies and VIZBI  Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv  Don't miss an episode of MicrobeWorld Video. Subscribe for free using iTunes or help support our work by purchasing the MicrobeWorld podcast application for iPhone and Android devices in the iTunes or Android app stores.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Jens H. Kuhn Jens speaks with the TWiV team about filoviruses, including the recent Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea. Links for this episode Review of Zanamavir clinical trials (Brit Med J) Ebola virus disease in Guinea (NEJM) Filovirus nomenclature (virology blog) Ebola virus disease, West Africa (ProMedMail) How lethal are ebolaviruses? (virology blog) Letters read on TWiV 283 Weekly Science Picks Alan - AMNH digital special collectionsVincent - Viral entry into host cells (Stefan Pöhlmann PhD, Graham Simmons PhD, eds)Kathy - Papilloma song lyrics (pdf)Jens - The Logic of Chance by Eugene V. Koonin Listener Pick of the Week Joe - Poor showing of 2012 influenza vaccine (Nature)Phil - Emerging disease or emerging diagnosis? (YouTube) Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVmeisters answer listener email about the NEIDL, negative results, patenting MERS-coronavirus, human papillomavirus transmission, canine distemper virus, and much, much more. Links for this episode Poxvirus viability in historical relics (EID) TWiM 74: It came from the Siberian permafrost How to read a scientific paper Image credit: Not only quilts Letters read on TWiV 280 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Heartbleed explanationVincent - Agriculture science today podcastKathy - Quizlet flashcards (online and iTunes)Rich - Why nothing is truly alive Listener Pick of the Week Lance - Myles Power (YouTube and Facebook)Raihan - Cheap DIY microscopeGerald - DaVinci PressNeal - I'm a virus Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler In their final episode of the year, the TWiV team reviews ten compelling virology stories from 2013. Links for this episode Antiviral RNAi (TWiV 255, 256, 263) MERS-CoV (TWiV 215, 223, 224, 233, 239, 247, 251, 258) Placental trophoblasts confer viral resistance (TWiV 241) Origin of REV (TWiV 248) Phage T7 gets a cat scan (TWiV 220) It's a cGAS! (TWiV 222) Dual virus-host arms race (TWiV 242) Pandoraviruses (TWiV 246, 261) CMV based SIV vaccine (TWiV 254) Threading the NEIDL Letters read on TWiV 265 Video of this episode - view at YouTube Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Women in ScienceAlan - ContagiumRich - RC helicopter (demo)Vincent - The athletic power of quadcopters Listener Pick of the Week Lindsay - Alcohol consumption and vaccines (Vaccine)Johnye - The Singing Microbiologist Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

Constructed in 2009 in the highly populated South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) facility contains labs that operate at biosafety levels 2, 3 and 4. Due to its location the NEIDL has faced a raft of legal and regulatory hurdles that have prevented BSL-3 and BSL-4 labs from becoming functional. “Threading the NEIDL,” is a 1-hour documentary narrated by Vincent Racaniello, PhD, Higgins Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Columbia University, which explores how the NEDIL is secured from unauthorized entry, what's like to wear a BSL-4 level safety suit, how the facility is constructed to make it safe, and how workers carry out experiments with highly dangerous viruses such as Ebola virus and Lassa virus without jeopardizing their health or that of the surrounding community. This is a never before seen look at how one of America's state of the art biodefense research facilities operates and the security measures put in place to keep it safe, even in the heart of a major urban center. This documentary was filmed in conjunction with the popular science podcast This Week in Virology, which is also hosted by Vincent Racaniello.

Constructed in 2009 in the highly populated South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) facility contains labs that operate at biosafety levels 2, 3 and 4. Due to its location the NEIDL has faced a raft of legal and regulatory hurdles that have prevented BSL-3 and BSL-4 labs from becoming functional. “Threading the NEIDL,” is a 1-hour documentary narrated by Vincent Racaniello, PhD, Higgins Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Columbia University, which explores how the NEDIL is secured from unauthorized entry, what's like to wear a BSL-4 level safety suit, how the facility is constructed to make it safe, and how workers carry out experiments with highly dangerous viruses such as Ebola virus and Lassa virus without jeopardizing their health or that of the surrounding community. This is a never before seen look at how one of America's state of the art biodefense research facilities operates and the security measures put in place to keep it safe, even in the heart of a major urban center. This documentary was filmed in conjunction with the popular science podcast This Week in Virology, which is also hosted by Vincent Racaniello.

Constructed in 2009 in the highly populated South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) facility contains labs that operate at biosafety levels 2, 3 and 4. Due to its location the NEIDL has faced a raft of legal and regulatory hurdles that have prevented BSL-3 and BSL-4 labs from becoming functional. “Threading the NEIDL,” is a 1-hour documentary produced by MicrobeWorld (the public outreach website by the American Society for Microbiology) and narrated by Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D., Higgins Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Columbia University, which explores how the NEIDL is secured from unauthorized entry, what's like to wear a BSL-4 level safety suit, how the facility is constructed to make it safe, and how workers carry out experiments with highly dangerous viruses such as Ebola virus and Lassa virus without jeopardizing their health or that of the surrounding community. This is a never before seen look at how one of America's state of the art biodefense research facilities operates and the security measures put in place to keep it safe, even in the heart of a major urban center. This documentary was filmed in conjunction with Boston University School of Medicine and the popular science podcast This Week in Virology, which is also hosted by Vincent Racaniello.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler In their final episode of the year, the TWiV team reviews twelve cool virology stories from 2012. Twelve virology stories from 2012: H5N1 (TWiV 190, 182, 177, 173, 168) Polymorphisms that control susceptibility (TWiV 175, 180) New virus receptors (TWiV 166, 210) XMRV: Last nail in the coffin (TWiV special) Polio eradication troubles in Pakistan (NY Times one, two, three; virology blog) Biomedical research crisis (TWiV 208, 184, 189, 194) Polydnaviruses in parasitoid wasps (TWiV 179) Carolyn Coyne’s placental barrier story (TWiV 193) Touring NEIDL (TWiV 200) Epidemiology (TWiV 169, 178) A good year for virus hunting (173, 183, 195, 196, 198, 199, 204) Pox accordion (TWiV 198) Links for this episode: US plans for H5N1 research (ScienceInsider) FDA recommends against Ampligen Rituximab and CFS (PLoS One) No evidence for XMRV in prostate cancer (PLoS One) Retraction of XMRV prostate cancer paper (Retraction Watch) Gender bias among science faculty (PNAS) NEIDL risk assessment Virology 101 at TWiV Letters read on TWiV 213 Weekly Science Picks Rich - Our Mr. Sun (IMDB entry) (wiki)Alan - PubReader from NCBI announcement and instructionsKathy - Popular Mechanics 110 picks for the next 110 yearsVincent - 366 days: Nature's 10 Listener Pick of the Week Matt - The flu vaccine controversy Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Elke Mühlberger, Paul Duprex, and Ron Corley Vincent, Alan, and Rich celebrate the 200th episode of TWiV by visiting the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University Medical Center, where they meet with Elke, Paul, and Ron to talk about building and working in a BSL4 facility. Links for this episode: The NEIDL NEIDL goes public (BU Today) Biosafety levels (Wikipedia) Select agents (Wikipedia) NEIDL stalled (Boston Business J) TWiV on Facebook Letters read on TWiV 200 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Dance your Ph.D.Rich - Angel of Death by Gareth WilliamsVincent - Why herpesvirus is good for you (Virgin lab) Listener Pick of the Week Luis - VBORNET maps Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv, or call them in to 908-312-0760. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twiv.

Chris Neidl is the Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator at Solar 1 in Stuyvescant Cove Park here in New York City. He initially gained interest in renewable energy as a geography student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and has steadily increased his knowledge of and commitment to the subject through a number of volunteer and professional experiences. Before joining the Solar One Staff in March of 2005, Chris worked at the Solar Living Institute in California as an outreach intern, while receiving a hands-on education in photovoltaic installation. He is currently pursuing his MA at New York University’s Gallatin School.