TWiV 933: Island-hopping bats
Episode description
TWiV discusses a new henipavirus from fruit bats in Madagascar, and attenuation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron disease in mice caused by genome mutations outside of the spike protein coding region.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode- Research assistant position at FDA (pdf)
- Beijerinck virology prize (KNAW)
- Nipah virus vaccine (TWiV 618)
- Novel henipavirus from Madagascar (J Viral)
- Spike-independent Omicron attenuation in mice (Cell Rep)
- Letters read on TWiV 933
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson – Small groups: 3. Modern Jazz Quartet. Signature song: Skating in Central Park. Signature album: Django.
Brianne – To Prevent a Martian Plague, NASA Needs to Build a Very Special Lab
Kathy – Physics Girl – Overnight in the Most Remote Camp on Earth
Vincent – Lab leaders wrestle with paucity of postdocs
Gary – Stan Kenton Orchestra
Miguel – Microsoft Premonition
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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