by Vincent Racaniello
TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Brought to you by four university professors and a science writer.
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April 20, 2025
The TWiV hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker examine the autism rate increase, RFK Jr.'s autism claims, bovine H5N1 influenza virus specificity, and a dengue subunit vaccine.
April 19, 2025
Dr. Daniel Griffin shares his clinical update with Vincent Racaniello, discussing public health infrastructure, measles outbreaks, E. coli infections, and meningococcal disease, plus recent statistics on RSV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2 in this interview.
April 13, 2025
<p>TWiV reviews RFK Jr’s odd comments on ‘single antigen’ vaccines and his September deadline for understanding why autism has increased, dire wolf does not come back from the dead, oral norovirus vaccine tablet that induces mucosal immunity in older adults, and identification of broadly neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against norovirus.</p> <p>Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a title="" href="https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/879/katherine-spindler">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a title="" href= "https://bsky.app/profile/bioprofbarker.bsky.social">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3 id="links-for-this-episode" class="wp-block-heading">Links for this episode</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a title="" href="http://www.microbe.tv/contribute">Support science education </a>at MicrobeTV</li> <li><a title="" href="http://asv.org/asv2025">ASV 2025</a></li> <li>RFK Jr. and <a title="" href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/novavax-in-selloff-after-rfk-jr-s-comments-on-covid-vaccine/ar-AA1CG6aU?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds">Novavax</a> (MSN)</li> <li>September deadline to understand <a title="" href= "https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/health-secretary-kennedy-says-us-will-know-cause-autism-epidemic-by-september-2025-04-10/">autism rise</a> (Reuters)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/content/article/dire-wolf-back-dead-not-exactly"> Dire wolf</a> not resurrected (Science)</li> <li>Oral norovirus <a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.ads0556">vaccine tablet</a> (Sci Transl Med)</li> <li>Broadly neutralizing norovirus <a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.ads8214">monoclonal antibodies</a> (Sci Transl Med)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1209-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 1209</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/">Jolene</a> Ramsey. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Brianne</strong> – <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/science/microlightning-water-droplets-life-on-earth/index.html">New experiment updates classic experiment on how life on Earth started</a><br /> <strong>Kathy</strong> – <a title="" href= "http://apod%20today%20april%2011%20https//apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250411.html%20ISS%20meets%20Venus">APOD ISS meets Venus</a>, <a title="" href= "https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/signup.cfm">Sign up for NASA ISS alerts</a>, <a title="" href= "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goisswatch-iss-tracking/id672216880">GoISS Watch</a><br /> <strong>Alan</strong> – Mason bees <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2025/04/05/nx-s1-5349649/mason-bee-honeybee-pollination">could replace honeybees</a> as crop pollinators<br /> <strong>Vincent</strong> – <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01108-w">Mystery of medieval manuscripts revealed by ancient DNA</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Listener Pick</h3> <p><strong>Sonrisa</strong> – <a title="" href= "https://youtu.be/W5kV3Cb9z3Y?si=86XnjPfc1DUkj7yr">GOT’EM Good!</a></p> <p>Intro music is by <a href= "http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a></p> <p>Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]</p> <p>Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.</p>
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Sara Dong
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Springer Nature Limited
Vincent Racaniello
Science Magazine
Science Friday and WNYC Studios
Ian Masters
The Atlantic
The Planetary Society
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker
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