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EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 1H 59M

TWiV 1327: Influenza viruses in the MIST

from This Week in Virology · host Vincent Racaniello

TWiV explains research on human influenza virus transmission that reveals heterogeneous expulsion of infectious virus into air, and how gut bacteriophages dictate inflammation heterogeneity through tuning the phage-bacteria-sphingosine-intestine axis in Crohn’s disease. 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) NIH ousts infectious-disease leaders (Nature) Measles deaths in Bangladesh (npr) Russel Vought is going to destroy American science (Elizabeth Ginexi) Heterogeneous expulsion of infectious influenza virus into air (Cell) Gut phages and Crohn’s disease (Cell Host Microbe) MIST device (Emory) Letters read on TWiV 1327 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Picks of the Week Brianne – The Perfect Bee Language Rich – Hubble’s Messier Catalog Jolene – A different kind of power – Jacinda Ardern Vincent – Albert Sabin by Karen Torghele Listener Picks Anthony – Dr. Dakotah Tyler Marcus – Apollo 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.

TWiV explains research on human influenza virus transmission that reveals heterogeneous expulsion of infectious virus into air, and how gut bacteriophages dictate inflammation heterogeneity through tuning the phage-bacteria-sphingosine-intestine axis in Crohn’s disease. 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) NIH ousts infectious-disease leaders (Nature) Measles deaths in Bangladesh (npr) Russel Vought is going to destroy American science (Elizabeth Ginexi) Heterogeneous expulsion of infectious influenza virus into air (Cell) Gut phages and Crohn’s disease (Cell Host Microbe) MIST device (Emory) Letters read on TWiV 1327 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Picks of the Week Brianne – The Perfect Bee Language Rich – Hubble’s Messier Catalog Jolene – A different kind of power – Jacinda Ardern Vincent – Albert Sabin by Karen Torghele Listener Picks Anthony – Dr. Dakotah Tyler Marcus – Apollo 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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