• TWiV 1173: Holy Cow! Convergent evolution!

  • Dec 8 2024
  • Length: 2 hrs
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TWiV 1173: Holy Cow! Convergent evolution!

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  • TWiV reviews nominees to head NIH, FDA, and CDC, cervical cancer decline following HPV vaccination, local dengue in Texas, human isolate of H5N1 virus is transmissible and virulent in animal models, and shared mechanisms of immune evasion among animal and bacterial viruses. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Bhattacharya nominated to head NIH (Science)Makary nominated to head FDA (Science)Weldon nominated to head CDC (Chief Healthcare Exec)Cervical cancer declining following vaccination (JAMA Net) Local dengue case in Texas (Texas HHS)H5N1 human isolate transmissible and virulent (Nature)H5 current situation (CDC)Global H5N1 cases (Our World in Data)Conserved immune evasion in animal and bacterial viruses (Cell)Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Pale Blue Pod Kathy – PhysicsGirl recent Instagram post, ScienceAdvisor signup free daily sci news distillation, Semi-conducting hydrogels, Bot that can pick up things with a soft touch, “Pigeonbot II”, a drone called LisRaptor, zapping forever chemicals like PFAS with light and here Rich – Vendee Globe Jolene – Center for the Improvement of Mentored Research Experiences Vincent – These two ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.
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