TWiV discusses an outbreak of influenza H5N1 that killed over half of the great cats at a Washington sanctuary, origin and cross-species transmission of bat coronaviruses in China, and the diverse and abundant phages that enter cells via receptors encoded on conjugative plasmids.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Jolene Ramsey
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- ASV 2025 4:37
- H5N1 virus kills great cats at Washington sanctuary (CNN) 8:10
- Macroevolution of bat coronaviruses in China (Nat Comm) 10:15
- EcoHealth Alliance funding suspended (Science) 32:00
- Conjugative plasmids support diverse and abundant phages (Nat Comm) 38:35
- Letters read on TWiV 1181 1:25:05
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Weekly Picks 1:34:24
Rich – Pareidolia (wiki)
Jolene – Pathways to Science database
Vincent – Wendy Carlos and Switched-On Bach
Listener Picks
Arjan – Gutsick Gibbon’s YouTube channel
Alan – 2024 Nobel Prize Lectures in Chemistry
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Ground breaking show. Best interview. Glad to see a more thorough look at the history of vaccines, warts and all. A+ thanks.
Spectacular interview and discussion. This show delves into the nuance of of polio vaccines and their history and seamlessly puts the science in the context of politics and human affairs.
Hi, Dr. Vincent. Just like to let you know that I’ve finished transcribing the latest Vaccine lecture you did and still transcribing this interview…hopefully will finish this weekend depending also on my free time…