TWiV 1269: The smell of influenza in the morning

This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

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🗓️ 9 November 2025

⏱️ 112 minutes

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TWiV reviews the passing of James D. Watson, the research that showed human papillomaviruses to be present in genital and laryngeal papillomas and in some cervical cancers, and influenza virus infection, shedding and symptoms in a human challenge study. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Immune 100 live at the Incubator James D. Watson dies (NY Times) Russian translation of TWiV 1024 (Medium) Canada’s new budget aims to lure US researchers (Science) Bird flu surging and spreading while US agencies are asleep (npr) US slashed WHO budget, now flu surveillance is suffering globally (npr) HPV sequences in papillomas and cervical cancers (PNAS) zur Hausen Nobel Prize 2008 (Nobel) Vincent interviews zur Hausen (YouTube) Influenza virus infection, shedding, and disease in humans (J Virol) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Pandemic board game Rich – Whiskey Fungus Fed by Jack Daniel’s Encrusts a Tennessee Town Alan – Rats can snatch bats out of the air and eat them Vincent – 7 basic science discoveries that changed the world Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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0:00.0	This Week in Virology, the podcast about viruses, the kind that make you sick.
0:10.2	From MicrobTV, this is Twiv. This week in Virology, episode 1269, recorded on November 7th, 2025.
0:22.2	I'm Vincent Dragon Yellow, and you're listening to the podcast All About Viruses.
0:27.5	Joining me today from Austin, Texas, Rich Condit.
0:31.5	Hi, everybody.
0:33.2	Actually, right now, so far, it's only you, Vincent.
0:36.1	Hi, Vincent.
0:38.6	What have we got here?
0:46.2	It's sunny, and I looked at the thermometer, and it's 87, which is a little hotter than it's been recently, though it's pleasant enough.
0:49.4	And my wife just told me that so far, it is the hottest November on record in Texas.
0:56.8	I don't know if Austin specifically or Texas in general.
1:00.0	But hey, this is where we're headed, right?
1:03.2	It's climate change.
1:04.4	Climate change.
1:05.9	Here in Chelsea, New York, it's 15C and cloudy.
1:10.9	It's been windy today. Also joining us from Madison, New York, it's 15C and cloudy. It's been windy today.
1:12.9	Also joining us from Madison, New Jersey, Brian Barker.
1:16.2	Hi, great to see you all.
1:18.8	Yes, it has also been very windy here.
1:21.6	I am glad to not have blown away.
1:25.0	And it is 58 Fahrenheit 14C here and also pretty cloudy.
1:30.9	Also joining us from Western Massachusetts, Alan Dove.
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