TWiV 1035: Poxvirus wars, warp speed COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Episode description
TWiV dissects a study of COVID-19 vaccination which shows that the timing of initial rollout affects disease outcomes more substantially than final coverage or degree of socioeconomic disparity, and discovery of a novel cellular defense comprising a nuclease that is activated by poxvirus infection and cleaves a specific tRNA molecule to inhibit protein synthesis.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker
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- Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf)
- Impact of COVID-19 vaccination trends (Sci Adv)
- Poxvirus-activated anticodon nuclease (Sci Adv)
- Letters read on TWiV 1035
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne – Project Hail Mary
Rich – Bird Buddy
Alan – Blood, Sweat, and Pixels and Press Reset
Vincent – Are microplastics spreading infectious disease?
Tom – Henrietta Lacks family settles lawsuit
Kathleen – Why Insect Memories May Not Survive Metamorphosis
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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