TWiV 838: The magic virus bus

This Week in Virology

Dec 05, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 838

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Episode description

The New York City Virus Hunters join TWiV to reveal how local students engage in safe virus surveillance and conduct science research right in their neighborhoods, followed by an update on variant of concern Omicron.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guests: Teresa Bautista, Isabel Francisco, Jesus Gonzales, Joel Gonzalez, Florian Krammer, and Christine Marizzi,

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Links for this episode

Biobus
Wild Bird Fund
FluLab
B1.1.529 (COVID-19-lineages)
Report on Omicron spike changes (virological)
Omicron (Wikipedia)
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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