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We discuss anthropogenic factors that drive virus emergence, 4 types of virus-host interactions, & descriptions of specific emerging virus infections including those caused by poliovirus, Nipah & Hendra viruses, Junin virus, Ebolavirus, & coronaviruses. 📺 bit.ly/4u5RpNG

TWiV explains a study showing that viral DNA load in blood & saliva varied markedly with age, time of day season, sex & depended on dozens of genetic loci, & identification of an emerging human eye disease associated w/ aquatic virus zoonotic infection. 📺 bit.ly/4txGah0

Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are distressed by RFK Jr’s testimony in front of Congress, surges in rotavirus infections, and the staggering number of people who believe in unproven claims about vaccines and science. 📺 bit.ly/3QnyFuH

TWiP 278: Trichinella from eating bear eyeballs 🐻 TWiP solves the case of the male in his 20s from Hokkaido, Japan, who developed fatigue and rash, followed by fever and myalgia 6 days later, after eating a raw bear eyeball. 📺 bit.ly/41PbUSO

Today! ⏰ TWiEVO #125 Livestream ~ Nels and Vincent livestream an episode of This Week in Evolution on Wednesday, April 22nd at 2pm Eastern. The paper for this episode: “Evolutionary landscapes of zygotic genome activation across animals.” 📺 bit.ly/4u8aOO9

TWiP 277: Rif-ing on River Blindness 〰️ TWiP reviews the global, regional, and national burden of Chagas disease, and comparison of doxycycline and rifampicin for the treatment of onchocerciasis. 📺 bit.ly/4tWpobb

Immune 103: Cytokines 101 〰️ The Immune team talks all about cytokines, from what they are to immunotherapies targeting them to treat diseases. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, and Brianne Barker. 📺 bit.ly/4ttTDXk

In this lecture we consider the four main drivers of viral evolution: large numbers of progeny, mutation, selection, and quasispecies effects, and discuss where viruses came from and where they are going. 📺 bit.ly/4cyml1W

During the past 20 years, RFK Jr. has proposed many different causes for autism, and his latest is leucovorin, a derivative of vitamin B9 or folate, which is not recommended by medical associations or healthcare centers. 📺 bit.ly/4vH58fA

TWiV 1315: Jabs for bats 🦇 TWiV explains a study showing that the wildlife trade, including live-animal markets, is a major driver of animal-to-human pathogen transmission, and ecological vaccination, a strategy to prevent zoonotic spillover from bats. 📺 bit.ly/3OPxsM7

Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are dismayed but not surprised by poll results suggesting most Americans doubt vaccine safety, that the head of the CDC and NIH delayed release of a report on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine, & more. 📺 bit.ly/4cSoRkU

Virology Lectures 2026: Antivirals 〰️ In this lecture we discuss antiviral drug discovery, how some currently licensed compounds work, and the origin and mechanisms of drug resistance, and end with two antiviral success stories, AIDS and hepatitis C. 📺 bit.ly/4ciaTc1

Beyond the Noise #102: The invulnerability myth 〰️ A recent outbreak of meningitis in Kent, England, harkens back to an unusual series of events at Princeton and Drexel universities months before a meningococcal vaccine was licensed. 📺 bit.ly/4msFyqu

TWiV reviews evidence that influenza standard and high-dose vaccines reduce risk of Alzheimer’s dementia, and spread of deltaviruses by a viral Trojan horse mechanism. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit. 📺 bit.ly/3Q4azou

TWiV 1312: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 🩺 Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are aghast at the CDC’s decision to no longer test for rabies and mpox and the revised charter for its advisory committee on immunization practices. 📺 bit.ly/4spVJpK

We discuss inactivated vaccines, subunit vaccines, and replication competent, infectious vaccines. These concepts are illustrated using vaccines for poliovirus, influenza virus, hepatitis B virus, varicella-zoster virus, and human papillomavirus. 📺 bit.ly/4voznHO

Virology Lectures 2026 #18: Transformation and oncogenesis 〰️ In this lecture we review the discovery of RNA and DNA tumor viruses and how an understanding of how they transform cells lead to an understanding of the mechanisms of cell growth control. 📺 bit.ly/47Jz806

As it is decidedly uncivil to accuse people of starting a pandemic that killed 20 million people without any evidence to support the allegation, so here are five compelling reasons why SARS-CoV-2 came from Nature. 📺 bit.ly/4sZK5TK

Irah talks about his passion to understand how our immune system detects & responds to helminthic worm infections, how the worms can reprogram those responses & how these pathways might be exploited to develop new treatments for inflammatory diseases. 📺 bit.ly/41mYJbt

Beyond the Noise #101: A great day for children 〰️ A recent ruling in a federal court in Boston has slowed RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda. This video is based on Dr. Paul Offit’s Substack post, “A great day for children.” 📺 bit.ly/4sZeIbY