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This Week in Virology, page 2
by Vincent Racaniello · English
This Week in Virology is a netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick.
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TWiV 1350: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Clinical and public-health updates on outbreaks and vaccine/antiviral evidence, plus discussion of misinformation and long-term effects of viral respiratory infections.
22 Aug 2026 · 1h 1m · 24 chaptersTWiV 1349: Smallpox and mummies
The episode mixes virology news with a deep dive on how bacteriophage SPO1 uses liquid-liquid phase separation (biomolecular condensates) to regulate transcription timing, plus a eukaryotic paper…
16 Aug 2026 · 2h 3m · 46 chaptersTWiV 1348: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Clinical and public-health updates on viruses, vaccine policy, outbreaks, and new therapeutics; includes a major discussion of a U.S.
15 Aug 2026 · 55m · 21 chaptersTWiV 1347: No Short Answers for Long COVID
Two long-COVID–focused studies plus a shorter discussion of viral reactivation.
9 Aug 2026 · 1h 47m · 48 chaptersTWiV 1346: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Clinical and public-health updates on (1) CDC leadership and U.S. emerging-disease surveillance, (2) vaccine evidence (MMR-autism, Moderna mRNA flu), (3) outbreaks of cyclospora (foodborne parasite)…
8 Aug 2026 · 54m · 23 chaptersTWiV 1345: Rocky Mountain Virology High
A special episode recorded June 15, 2026 at Colorado State University, featuring CSU virologists discussing how viruses spread across animals and between species, and what that means for emerging…
2 Aug 2026 · 1h 18m · 36 chaptersTWiV 1344: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Clinical virology update covering vaccine-law rollbacks, measles sequelae, dengue surge, a major US cyclospora outbreak and FDA/CIDRAP messaging confusion, Legionella in NYC buildings, Ebola in the…
1 Aug 2026 · 49m · 28 chaptersTWiV 1343: Batting averages and stolen bases
The hosts discuss (1) a measles resurgence in the U.S. alongside a death news item for antibody research pioneer Susumu Tonegawa, (2) a PNAS paper on “brachoviruses” (wasp-associated DNA delivery…
26 Jul 2026 · 1h 42m · 34 chaptersTWiV 1342: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Clinical update on multiple infectious disease outbreaks and vaccine effectiveness, focusing on cyclospora (linked to Taylor Farms shredded lettuce), Legionella (Upper East Side cluster), measles…
25 Jul 2026 · 40m · 19 chaptersTWiV 1341: Phage breaks and COVID origins
Two parts. (1) Phage LysB “dual activity” in mycobacteriophage D29: LysB lyses infected cells but also accumulates extracellularly to protect bystander bacteria by reducing phage adsorption, shaping…
19 Jul 2026 · 1h 40m · 37 chaptersTWiV 1340: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
This TWIV Clinical Update (episode 1340, recorded July 16, 2026) covers: (1) post-polio syndrome and why polio’s long-term burden persists even after elimination of wild polio; (2) current clinical…
18 Jul 2026 · 44m · 22 chaptersTWiV 1339: Ebola up close with Tom Ksiazek
Tom Ksiazek discusses Ebola and related filoviruses, focusing on outbreak history, reservoirs, transmission dynamics, and what actually stops outbreaks—especially in the context of the ongoing…
12 Jul 2026 · 1h 51m · 45 chaptersTWiV 1338: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Clinical update on multiple infectious-disease headlines: influenza and vaccine policy; pediatric influenza deaths; non-viral outbreaks (screw-worm, Legionnaires); cyclospora outbreak; Ebola and…
11 Jul 2026 · 43m · 20 chaptersTWiV 1337: The whitefly and the Red Queen
TWIV episode 1337 covers (1) how sea anemones mount antiviral innate immunity and how an ancient “MAVS-like” pathway can be functionally inverted, and (2) how whitefly-associated microbes (a plant…
5 Jul 2026 · 1h 53m · 43 chaptersTWiV 1336: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Weekly clinical update on viruses and other pathogens, plus policy and vaccine coverage discussion. Guests: Dr.
4 Jul 2026 · 23m · 17 chaptersTWiV Special: Albert Sabin with Karen Torghele
Karen Torghele’s book Albert Sabin, The Life of a Polio Vaccine Pioneer, covering Sabin’s science, personality, and impact on polio vaccination, including the Salk vs.
29 Jun 2026 · 1h 10m · 22 chapters