{"podcast":{"title":"This Week in Virology","slug":"this-week-in-virology-581835","podcast_index_feed_id":581835,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/twivmp3","website_url":"http://www.microbe.tv/twiv","image_url":"http://www.microbe.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TWiV_v3_white.jpg","author":"Vincent Racaniello (twiv@microbe.tv)","episode_count":99,"summary":"TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Professors Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and science writer Alan Dove and guests deconstruct viruses, how they cause illness, and dissect the latest research.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T04:17:26.143438+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835"},"episode":{"title":"TWiV 1335: TldR, bacterial hot rods and nullifying norovirus","slug":"twiv-1335-tldr-bacterial-hot-rods-and-nullifying-norovirus","published_at":"2026-06-28T12:28:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835/twiv-1335-tldr-bacterial-hot-rods-and-nullifying-norovirus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835","url":"https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1335/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1335.mp3?dest-id=25528","summary":"TWiV explains research showing how temperate phages enhance bacterial host fitness via RNA-guided flagellar remodelling, and that IgA antibody is necessary and sufficient to prevent norovirus infection in mice. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Fred Murphy passes away (X) US has lost its hold on measles elimination (CIDRAP) What’s in the genetic code of America’s measles outbreaks (ProPublica) Did Pete Hegseth single-handedly raise the R₀ of flu? (Inside Medicine) Fred Murphy’s Virus Images and Foundations of Virology (UTMB) Temperate phages and RNA-guided flagellar remodelling (Nat Micro) Eukaryotic RNA guided system (Nature) IgA prevents norovirus infection in mice (Sci Transl Med) Craig Wilen’s letter to TWiV (TWiV 492) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Picks of the Week Brianne – APod June 26: Milky Way Urban Style Rich – Your birth order affects your future, but not for the reason you think; Dr. McCoy Jolene – Bakteriopolis paper and site Vincent – The Claude Shutdown Is a Total Sh*tshow Listener Pick Martin – Ancient text charred by Vesuvius read for first time in 2,000 years 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.","meta_description":"TWiV explains research showing how temperate phages enhance bacterial host fitness via RNA-guided flagellar remodelling, and that IgA antibody is necessar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6949,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-virology-581835/episodes/twiv-1335-tldr-bacterial-hot-rods-and-nullifying-norovirus/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835/twiv-1335-tldr-bacterial-hot-rods-and-nullifying-norovirus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}