This Week in Virology

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVers explain how a protein platform assists the hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase to begin the task of making viral genomes. Links for this episode NYAS Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program Concerns about editing the human germline (Science, Nature) Engineering the perfect baby (MIT Tech Rev) RNA recognition by HCV polymerase (Science) Kickstarting an RNA polymerase (Science) A protein platform for priming (virology blog) Apoenzyme and holoenzyme (Wikibooks) Ebolavirus will not become a respiratory pathogen (virology blog) Burkholderia pseudomallei (CDC) Letters read on TWiV 330 Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you! Weekly Science Picks Alan - X-Flare 2.1 capturedRich - Volvo ocean race drops research buoys (YouTube)Kathy - Nature double-blind peer reviewDickson - Largest cave in the worldVincent - New program for early-career scientists Listener Pick of the Week Michael - Space Engine and Kerbal Space ProgramVarun CN - Incognito by David Eagleman 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 TWiV team reviews identification of immune biomarkers in CFS/ME patients, and how a cell nuclease controls the innate immune response to vaccinia virus infection. Links for this episode Immune signatures in ME/CFS (Science Adv) 11:15 Systemic exertion intolerance disease (Lancet) 19:50 Cell nuclease controls anti-viral responses (Cell Host Micr) 25:10 Poxvirus decapping enzymes prevent innate responses (Cell Host Micr) 1:15:40 Caps off to poxviruses (Cell Host Micr) Drummer Mohr (YouTube) 1:24:05 Bornavirus in squirrel breeders (ProMedMail) 1:28:45 Principles of Microbial Diversity 5:30 Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 1:24:25 Cross-stitch by Anne Marie 1:34:40 Letters read on TWiV 329 1:25:00 Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you! Weekly Science Picks 1:35:10 Alan - NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory videoRich - Mutagenic chain reaction (Video: Genome editing with CRISPR)Kathy - Science Ambassadors ProgramDickson - Street ArtVincent - End Polio Now Listener Pick of the Week Ross - Three PhD Comics on Nature vs Science (one, two, three)Ricardo - Demographic Party Trick 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 TWiVocateurs discuss how the RNA polymerase of enteroviruses binds a component of the splicing machinery and inhibits mRNA processing. Links for this episode Viral polymerase binds Prp8 to inhibit mRNA splicing (PLoS Path) Prp8 protein of the spliceosome (RNA) Nuclear entry of poliovirus RdRp (Virol) RNA processing (TWiV 216) Measles in USA (CDC) Principles of Microbial Diversity Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Letters read on TWiV 328 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Positively Negative (PLoS One)Rich - ISS assembly (YouTube)Kathy - Ancient treesDickson - Carolyn PorcoVincent - Tony Fauci on Ebola outbreak (YouTube) Listener Pick of the Week David - Shot by ShotJudi - The Power of Herd Immunity 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 eTWiVicators review evidence that the HIV-1 group O epidemic began with a single cross-species transmission of virus from western lowland gorillas. Links for this episode Traces of ATCV-1 associated with laboratory contamination (PNAS) ATCV-1 findings not explained by contamination (PNAS) Origin of HIV-1 group O epidemic in western lowland gorillas (PNAS) INNO-LIA Principles of Microbial Diversity Image credit: John Letters read on TWiV 327 Weekly Science Picks Alan - California bill to eliminate personal vaccine exemptionsRich - Kepler observatory (Kepler-186f)Kathy - USGS disease mapDickson - Philosphy of Microbiology by Maureen O'MalleyVincent - Nautilus Listener Pick of the Week Ken - Life in our phage world (online, book party); All about that baseNeal - Gilles van Cutsem at CROIRicardo - Flow hive Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit The sternutating TWiVers discuss preventing infection of cells and animals by a soluble CD4-CCR5 molecule that binds to HIV-1 virus particles. Links for this episode Dif-tor heh smusma (NY Times) Immunization preterm premature infants (Thanks, Johnye!) HIV and SHIV protection conferred by eCD4-Ig (Nature) Tyrosine sulfation (Wikipedia) GBV-C and Ebolavirus infection (J Virol) Letters read on TWiV 326 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Toms River by Dan FaginRich - Spin by Robert CharlesVincent - FCC votes for net neutrality (ArsTechnica) Listener Pick of the Week Neal - Why doesn't everyone get the flu vaccine?Fernando - Zombie Jonas Salk hunts idiotsNeva - Physicists in biology Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Rollie Clem and Lorena Passarelli Vincent visits the 'Little Apple' and speaks with Rollie and Lorena about their work on mosquito-born viruses and baculoviruses. Links for this episode Apoptosis inhibition in A. aegypti (Apop) Initiator caspase in armyworm (Insect Bioc Mol Biol) Manipulating apoptosis in A. aegypti (J Virol) Viral inhibitors of apoptosis (Sem Cell Dev Biol) Baculoviruses: Sophisticated pathogens (PLoS Path) Baculovirus morphogenesis (Virol) Barriers to baculovirus success (Virol) Baculovirus endonuclease (J Virol) Baculovirus DNA damage response (J Virol) Video of this episode - view at 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 Guest: Lee Feinman Lee joins the TWiV team to discuss the value of post-doctoral training, and how a cellular microRNA assists in the replication of hepatitis C virus. Links for this episode Spin by Robert Charles Wilson Immunization of preterm infants (Dev Period Med) miR-122 alters HCV translation-replication balance (Cell Host Micr) Holding a miR to HCV (TWiV 180) Treating hepatitis C by blocking miR-122 (virology blog) Click chemistry (Wikipedia) Image credit Ebolavirus sitrep (WHO) Letters read on TWiV 324 Weekly Science Picks Lee - Furthering America's Research and Upgoer five and sixAlan - Best snow shovelRich - Ripple tankKathy - FractalsDickson - World Press Photo Contest 2015Vincent - What to do about antivax politicians and physicians Listener Pick of the Week Patricia - Future of Bioscience Graduate & Postdoc trainingPaul - This is my son Griffin, and he may have measles Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler The family TWiVidae discuss changes in the human fecal virome associated with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Links for this episode Enteric virome changes in inflammatory bowel disease (Cell) Gov. Christie stumbles on vaccination (NY Times) Anti-vax psychology (NPR) Vaccine skeptic changes her mind (NPR) Ebolavirus sitrep (WHO) Letters read on TWiV 323 Weekly Science Picks Alan - SitesuckerRich - Snake picked wrong dinnerDickson - Sapporo Snow FestivalVincent - Mapping NYC subway DNA Listener Pick of the Week Gretchen - Scientific way to cut a cakeLeslie - Principles of Virology, Second Edition Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVodes answer listener email about hantaviruses, antivirals, H1N1 vaccine and narcolepsy, credibility of peer review, Bourbon virus, influenza vaccine, careers in virology, and much more. Links for this episode Bourbon virus (NY Times) Thogotovirus (ViralZone) Drug induced apoptosis and HIV infection (PLoS One) Mumps cases and outbreaks (CDC) Opossums as pets? (doc) Cat found Letters read on TWiV 322 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Boom by Tony HorowitzKathy - Octopus supermomDickson - MacrophotographyVincent - Virology lectures 2015 (virology blog and YouTube) Listener Pick of the Week Paul - Illsville: Fight the DiseaseRamon - Vaccinate! Do it for the testiclesSandra - Who can you trust? Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Paul Duprex Paul joins the TWiV team to discuss the current moratorium on viral research to alter transmission, range and resistance, infectivity and immunity, and pathogenesis. Links for this episode Wain-Hobson objects (one, two, three, four) Influenza H7N1 transmission experiments (J Virol) Epistemological perspective on aTRIP experiments (mBio) Limited scientific value and risk (mBio) Reply to limited scientific value (mBio) Risks and benefits of aTRIP experiments (mBio) Apocalypse as rhetorical device in aTRIP debate (mBio) Moratorium on aTRIP experiments Moratorium on aTRIP research (mBio) Risks of influenza virus transmission experiments (mBio) Reply to risks of influenza virus transmission experiments (mBio) Vagueness of moratorium on aTRIP experiments (mBio) Role of aTRIP experiments in vaccine recommendation (mBio) Use of aTRIP data for surveillance and preparedness (mBio) aTRIP towards lexiconic precision (mBio) October 2014 NSABB meeting on aTRIP NAS aTRIP meeting (YouTube) MERS-CoV aTRIP experiments exempted (ScienceInsider) aTRIP: time for a debate (Nat Rev Micro) Effect of aTRIP moratorium on trainee plans (mBio) Make the moratorium permanent (Sci Am) Image credirt: John Morris Letters read on TWiV 321 Weekly Science Picks Alan - In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonPaul - Saving the lives of our dogs (blog post)Kathy - New all-female Lego setDickson - Female storm-chaserVincent - Despommier Photo Art Listener Pick of the Week Jacob - Exaggeration in news and press releases (BMJ)Peter - Quartet game (photos: one, two, three, four, five) Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv