# racaniello (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover racaniello. Page: Feed: --- ## [TWiV 1349: Smallpox and mummies](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1349/) _2026-08-16 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ TWiV explains how liquid–liquid phase separation and a phage-encoded inhibitor cooperatively drive transcriptional transition during phage SPO1 infection, and the first smallpox virus genomes from an early outbreak in South America. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Rich Condit , Brianne Barker , and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1349.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [TWiV 1348: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1348/) _2026-08-15 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are troubled by the latest executive order changing routine childhood vaccine recommendations, the call for nominations to join the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, West Nile virus transmission in South Carolina, a newly identified midge-transmitted virus sickening cattle, and development of a cold-chain free DPT… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1348.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [TWiV 1347: No Short Answers for Long COVID](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1347/) _2026-08-09 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ TWiV explains research showing that Long COVID is associated with reactivation of numerous chronic viruses, including herpesviruses and anelloviruses, and with the production of autoantibodies that target neurological tissues. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1347.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [TWiV 1346: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1346/) _2026-08-08 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are distressed by Erica Schwartz’ confirmation as CDC director, the GAO proposed pandemic preparedness plans, the national cyclospora outbreak and resulting two deaths, new screwworm and the scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Congo, and clear results from some of President Trump’s policies dismantling public health activites… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1346.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [TWiV 1345: Rocky Mountain Virology High](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1345/) _2026-08-02 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ TWiV travels to Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, where he speaks with Angela Bosco-Lauth, Rebekah Kading, and Mark Stenglein about their careers and their virology research. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Angela Bosco-Lauth , Rebekah Kading , and Mark Stenglein Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWIV1345.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [TWiV 1344: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1344/) _2026-08-01 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss the numerous attempts by states to roll back vaccine laws, the recent surge of Dengue virus cases in Sri Lanka, the national cyclospora outbreak, new screwworm and Legionnaires cases, launching of the CHaT-Ox Ebola vaccine trail, scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and if cross-reactive Ebola antibodies are… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1344.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [TWiN 74: Plastic astrocyte networks with Melissa Cooper](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-74/) _2026-07-30 · This Week in Neuroscience_ Melissa Cooper joins TWiN to discuss her discovery that astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Tim Cheung Guest: Melissa Cooper Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Astrocytes form plastic networks (Nature) Newly found brain network (Nature) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey .… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWIN074.mp3?dest-id=1647701) ## [TWiV 1343: Batting averages and stolen bases](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1343/) _2026-07-26 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ TWiV explains research which shows that Per os infectivity factors are essential for bracovirus infection and wasp parasitism, and that periodic shifts in viral load increase risk of Hendra virus spillover from Pteropus bats. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWIV1343.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [TWiV 1342: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1342/) _2026-07-25 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello explore the source/not source of the national cyclospora outbreak, trust in the FDA to correctly identify the source, new screwworm, Legionnaires and cyclosporasis cases, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and development of a novel vaccine and antiviral before Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak including the new… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1342.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [TWiV 1341: Phage breaks and COVID origins](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1341/) _2026-07-19 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ TWiV explains research that reveals dual activity of a phage-encoded lysin that modulates infection dynamics in a mycobacteriophage, and refutes a proposed link between the SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site and mouse-adapted MERS-coronavirus MA30. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Kathy Spindler, Angela Mingarelli, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV!… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1341.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gnX2My4V2LYZ) _2026-07-19 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [TWiV 1340: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin](https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1340/) _2026-07-18 · twiv@microbe.tv (Vincent Racaniello) · This Week in Virology_ In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello debate if Senator Mitch McConnell’s recent hospitalization is due to post-polio syndrome or just old age, how air quality from Maine to Chicago has been affected by the Ontario wild fires, new screwworm, Legionnaires and cyclosporasis cases, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and development of a novel vaccine and antiviral, before… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1340.mp3?dest-id=25528) ## [TWiN 73: The price of a bigger brain](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-73/) _2026-06-25 · This Week in Neuroscience_ TWiN unpacks a striking paradox, that the very cell divisions that built the human brain's most advanced layers also put them at greatest risk, and how a dedicated DNA repair pathway saves them. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Expansion of outer cortical CUX2… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWiN073.mp3?dest-id=1647701) ## [TWiN 72: What cesarean babies miss](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-72/) _2026-06-01 · This Week in Neuroscience_ TWiN explains the finding that vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates cesarean-associated neurodevelopmental deficits in mice via synthesis of a sphingosine derivative on neonatal skin. .Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWiN072.mp3?dest-id=1647701) ## [TWiN 71: Psychedelics rewire the brain from within](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-71/) _2026-04-29 · This Week in Neuroscience_ TWiN explains the finding that activation of intracellular, not plasma membrane, serotonin 2A receptors is responsible for the plasticity-promoting and antidepressant-like properties of psychedelic compounds. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Psychedelics rewire the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWiN071.mp3?dest-id=1647701) ## [TWiN 70: Unraveling the axon wrap](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-70/) _2026-03-17 · This Week in Neuroscience_ TWiN explains the role of a ubiquitin ligase component in regulating the sheathing of multiple axons by Schwann cells. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Gut microbiome promotes pain in fibromyalgia (Neuron) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey . Thanks! Music is by Ronald… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWiN070.mp3?dest-id=1647701) ## [TWiN 69: Fibromyalgia and the microbiome](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-69/) _2026-03-05 · This Week in Neuroscience_ TWiN explains a study which showed that transplanting gut microbiota from women with fibromyalgia into mice induces pain, as well as phenotypes commonly observed in patients, such as immune activation, metabolomic changes, and reduced skin innervation. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWiN069.mp3?dest-id=1647701) ## [TWiN 68: Firewall for the brain](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-68/) _2026-01-27 · This Week in Neuroscience_ TWiN explores the use of speech brain-computer interfaces to restore communication to people with paralysis, and reveals strategies for protecting private inner speech. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Keeping private inner speech from brain-computer interfaces… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWiN068.mp3?dest-id=1647701) ## [TWiN 67: Interpreting situation-specific facial signals](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-067/) _2025-12-24 · This Week in Neuroscience_ TWiN explores how theta phase shifts mediate contextual perception of facial expressions during everyday social interactions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Neural computations underlying contextual processing in humans (Cell Rep) Previous experience shapes… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWiN067.mp3?dest-id=1647701) ## [TWiN 66: Neuroscience of overeating](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-66/) _2025-11-26 · This Week in Neuroscience_ TWiN reviews the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of overeating and obesity, the role of the hypothalamus and reward systems in controlling food intake and energy balance, and how dysregulation in these systems leads to overeating. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWiN066.mp3?dest-id=1647701) ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OirouTROCutk) _2025-11-26 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [TWiN 65: Air pollutants promote dementia](https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-065/) _2025-11-04 · This Week in Neuroscience_ TWiN explains epidemiological data showing that exposure to air pollution was associated with an increased risk of developing Lewy body dementia, and nasal administration of air pollution in mice led to brain atrophy and impaired cognition and motor function. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twin1/TWiN065.mp3?dest-id=1647701)