TWiV 1179: Dark matter and warning signs

TWiV reviews RFK Jr’s demand to revoke polio vaccine, Wuhan lab samples do not include close relatives to SARS-CoV-2, using artificial intelligence to discover the RNA virosphere, and biomarkers that discriminate early and late phases of respiratory virus infections from a SARS-CoV-2 human challenge study.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Angela Mingarelli

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• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• ASV 2025 7:23
• RFK Jr lawyer wants revocation of polio vaccine (CNN) 11:05
• Wuhan lab has no samples close to SARS-CoV-2 (Nature) 13:46
• Using AI to discover RNA virosphere (Cell) 16:33
• SARS-CoV-2 human challenge reveals biomarkers (Nat Comm) 39:51
• Does this challenge study pass the smell test? (TWiV 863) 47:05
• Letters read on TWiV 1179 1:24:55
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Kathy – Bach Toccatta and Fugue on floor piano
Rich – Never Cry Wolf
Vincent – Common Raven and American Crow

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Jaan – Meute (one, two, three)

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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