TWiV 1111: Taming of the flu
Episode description
TWiV reviews viruses in the news: Chinese scientist who released the SARS-CoV-2 genome sequence sleeps in the street, a case of measles in Haifa, spread of waterborne infectious diseases in Gaza, interstate spread of avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle, and an orangutan heals himself with medicinal plants, followed by identification of a cell receptor for parechoviruses, and blockade of necroptosis prevents lung injury in severe influenza.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove
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- The New City by Dickson Despommier (blog post)
- International Conference on Pandemic Preparedness
- Chinese virologist sleeps on street (Nature)
- Measles in Haifa (Jerusalem Post)
- Waterborne illness spreads in Gaza (Reuters)
- Interstate spread of H5N1 virus in dairy cattle (bioRxiv)
- Orangutan uses medicinal plants (Science)
- Parechovirus cell receptor identified (Nat Comm)
- Necroptosis blockade prevents lung injury in influenza (Nature)
- Necroptosis, pyroptosis and apoptosis (Cell Mol Immunol)
- Letters read on TWiV 1111
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson – NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
Alan – MyClimate.org calculators
Vincent – Twenty-Five Lectures in Virology 2024
Alan – NPR story and interactive quiz on pandemic respiratory disease transmission
Az – H5N1 Avian Flu in Mammals
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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