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This Week in Virology

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TWiV is a podcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick.Vincent Racaniello 2022 Ciencia Ciencias Biológicas Historia Natural Naturaleza y Ecología
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  • TWiV 1261: Must-see TVs

    TWiV 1261: Must-see TVs
    Oct 12 2025

    TWiV covers a MacArthur Award for Jason McLellan, 2025 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, first treatment for Huntington’s Disease, structure of an archael dsDNA virus from head to tail, and discovery of a Legionella phage that explains a determinant of human disease.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Jolene Ramsey

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    Links for this episode
    • Support science education at MicrobeTV
    • Jason McLellan wins MacArthur Award (NPR)
    • 2025 Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine (Nobel Prizes)
    • Huntington Disease treatment (BBC)
    • Structure of archaeal tailed virus (Sci Adv)
    • Discovery of Legionella phage (Sci Adv)
    • Microbe of the Month: Legionella (Trends Micro)
    • Letters read on TWiV 1261
    • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
    Weekly Picks

    Alan – Specimen of the last female Great Auk finally identified.
    Jolene – Ribosome studio on IG
    Vincent – Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight

    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.
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  • TWiV 1260: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

    TWiV 1260: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
    Oct 11 2025
    In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello chat about Jane Goodall’s death and the Nobel prize in Physiology/Medicine for understanding immune system control before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on the measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, if 2 doses of the influenza vaccine are better for protection of first season children, if COVID-19 negatively impacts pregnancy and the unborn child, efficacy of long-acting monoclonal antibody against symptomatic COVID-19, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, can you be retreated with Paxlovid, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID in pediatrics, association of COVID-19 with new-onset vascular dementia and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science (Nature)They understood how the immune system is kept in check (The Nobel Prize)Daniel Griffin: The Nobel Prize for Understanding Autoimmune Disease (WNYC: New York Public Radio)Kennedy’s Ties to Ally Leading Vaccine Lawsuits Raise Ethical Concerns (NY Times)Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases, WHO reports (AP News)Ebola Disease (WHO: African Region)Premature baby dies from measles in Alberta as cases throughout province near 2,000(Global News)DOH Issues Advisory After Measles Detection in City of Oswego Wastewater (Finger lakes dailynew.com) Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)Measles (WHO)Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC) Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)Deaths following vaccination: what does the evidence show (Vaccine)Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView)Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season (CDC: MMWR)ACIP Recommendations Summary (CDC: Influenza) American Academy of PediatricsFlu and Children (CDC: Influenza (flu))Comparison of 2 Doses vs 1 Dose in the First Season Children Are Vaccinated Against Influenza (JAMA: Open Network)Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2025-2026 U.S. Influenza Season (FDA)RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)Vaccines for Adults (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)) Economic Analysis of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP)Evidence to Recommendations Framework (EtR): RSV Vaccination in Adults Aged 50–59 years (CDC: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases) Efficacy and safety of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines(Cochrane Library)Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)COVID-19 deaths (CDC)Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2, XFG, and NB.1.8.1 (bioRxiV)Neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with COVID-19 (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)Safety and Efficacy of Pemivibart, a Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibody, for Prevention of Symptomatic COVID-19 (CID)Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)Infusion center (Prime Fusions) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)Help your eligible patients access PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro)Understanding Coverage Options (PAXCESS) Retreatment With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Following Return of COVID-19 Symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 Positivity (CID) Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)What to do...
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  • TWiV 1259: Capricious flu and a tickborne clue

    TWiV 1259: Capricious flu and a tickborne clue
    Oct 5 2025

    TWiV reviews experiments to understand infection, pathogenesis, and transmission of avian H5N1 influenza virus in goats, and identification of a cellular receptor for tick-borne encephalitis virus.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker

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    Links for this episode
    • Support science education at MicrobeTV
    • Public trust in science (Nature)
    • Culling of H5N1 ostriches in Canada (Science)
    • H5N1 in goats (Cell Rep)
    • Receptor for tick-borne encephalitis virus (Nature)
    • Letters read on TWiV 1259
    • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
    Weekly Picks

    Brianne – Astronomers find clues suggesting Planet Y
    Alan – A tower of worms wriggles like a single organism
    Vincent – The EPA Is Ending Greenhouse Gas Data Collection. Who Will Step Up to Fill the Gap?

    Listener Picks

    Jay – Who Killed the Electric Car
    Douglas – Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard – Marsh Family parody

    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.
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I found TWiV through the recommendation of another podcast. Like many I am a post covid follower and I have really appreciated TWiV as a source of current and accurate information. The clinical updates with Dr. Griffin are so useful . Dr Gritting uses language that I, a custodian i.e. not a science professional am able to understand. I find the clinical updates really ease my anxieties because finally I understand what is going on around me. Sometimes the other episodes I struggle to totally follow along but I always finish having learned something I didn't know before listening. Turns out virology and immunology is quite fascinating!

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You need a background in Bio to enjoy this podcast, but if you are on the in you should have a great time.

Fun team

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The content is really good and always interesting with many great guests. Good job guys!

Very good science podcast!

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I discovered TWiV during 2020 due to the desire for more accurate and unbiased information about the viruses and then stayed for the good and interesting science. I never liked biology before but have found the discussions to be reasons to get interested in not only virology but biology, microbiology, even medicine. Although I don’t understand all the science, to hear the unfamiliar multiple times made them less intimidating and I feel like I am sitting in the same room as the host and guest scientists week after week when different topics are being discussed. The weekly clinical updates are also keeping me well informed about the viruses that we should be aware of in a timely way. Love this podcast and many sister podcasts from microbe.tv

A good thing from the pandemic years

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