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TWiV 1307: My heart breaks for flu
· 1 h 53 min · Episode 1307
Episode TWiV 1307: My heart breaks for flu
TWiV reviews the structural basis for Rep-mediated adeno-associated virus DNA genome packaging, how influenza virus-infected myeloid cells travel to the heart and infect cardiomyocytes, leading to IFN-fueled heart damage.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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• Support science education at MicrobeTV • Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) • Robin Weiss passes (ICR) • Judge strikes down RFK Jr.’s vaccine policies (NYTimes) • How Rep protein packages AAV DNA (Cell Rep) • How influenza virus causes heart damage (Immunity) • Influenza virus hitches a cellular ride to the heart (Cell Host Microbe) • Letters read on TWiV 1307 • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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Links in the notes 20
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello
- https://ufrfprofessors.research.ufl.edu/condit-richard/
- https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/879/katherine-spindler
- https://bbarkerdrew.com/
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065
- https://www.microbe.tv/contribute
- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/RosenfeldA@mlhs.org
- https://www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr-news/detail/remembering-professor-robin-weiss--a-pioneer-of-viral-oncology-and-former-icr-director
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/childhood-vaccines-lawsuit-kennedy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.SzAf.vz2otKbBq5Ft&smid=nytcore-ios-share
- https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247%2826%2900122-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2211124726001221%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41666933/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41819078/
- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1307-letters/
- https://ramseylab.vercel.app/
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-math-of-march-madness-brackets/
- https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260319.html
- https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03/nasa-pinpoints-where-meteorites-may-have-fallen-after-northeast-ohio-fireball.html
- https://wapo.st/4lGCB51
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjwQsKMh2v8
- https://youtu.be/T6JFTmQCFHg?si=__ZkWu1_gSlo5-w5
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