TWiV reviews Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, cryo-EM based discovery of a parvovirus causing black wasting disease in farmed beetles, and a mosaic nanoparticle experimental vaccine that elicits cross-reactive sarbecovirus responses in pre-vaccinated animals.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
Marburg virus disease, Rwanda (WHO)
Suspected German Marburg case tests negative (Politico)
Cryo-EM discovery of insect parvovirus (Cell)
Mosaic sarbecovirus nanoparticle experimental vaccine (Cell)
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Weekly Picks
Brianne – ASM Lesson Plans
Alan – A City on Mars, and this blog by a ham radio operator hit by Hurricane Helene
Vincent – How to Win A Nobel Prize
Listener Pick
Laura – Science of Public Communication (original article)
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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The post TWiV 1157: Superworm liquefaction and a pandemic prophylactic first appeared on This Week in Virology.
Vincent, where the hell did you get that picture? It’s perfect for this episode, of course, but also intensely creepy.
It’s just a photo of my son’s dog 🙂
wow a human looking dog spooky and challenging and thought provoking