TWiV 1065: Cat coronavirus gains function in Cyprus
Episode description
TWiV reviews ban on gain-of-function research by the House, chronic wasting disease in Tennessee deer, nOPV2 causing paralysis in children, and an outbreak of feline infectious peritonitis in Cyprus caused by a new recombinant coronavirus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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- Global Scholar Travel Awards (ASV)
- Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf)
- The New City by Dickson Despommier
- House approves ban on gain-of-function research (Science)
- Virology under the microscope (J Virol)
- CWD detected in another Tennessee county (CIDRAP)
- Polio eradication: Do no harm (Science)
- nOPV2 causes polio (MMWR)
- How is nOPV2 doing? (Polioeradication.org)
- Feline infectious peritonitis caused by recombinant coronavirus (bioRxiv)
- New feline coronavirus kills thousands of cats (Science)
- Feline coronavirus with Gary Whittaker (TWiV 963)
- Letters read on TWiV 1065
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson – Climate Action and How to find joy in climate action
Brianne – A Virus that Generates Electricity
Kathy – Intolerable Genius: Berkeley’s most controversial Nobel laureate
Rich – Programmed DNA Elimination (PDE): Quanta; Current Biology
Alan – KBDfans mechanical keyboard kits
Vincent – The Covid Vaccine Windfall Turns for Pfizer and Moderna
Meika – Iceland Eruption or not?
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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