TWiV reviews new committee of experts to counter vaccine misinformation, resignation of NSF Director, dependence of immune response to rabies virus on the gut microbiome, and a nucleosome switch primes hepatitis B virus infection.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli
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- Support science education at MicrobeTV 2:40
- ASV 2025 2:51
- Committee of experts to counter vaccine misinformation (Science) 3:51
- NSF Director resigns (Science) 8:50
- Dependence of vaccine immune response on gut microbiome (Cell Host Microbe) 12:23
- Nucleosome switch primes HepB replication (Cell) 48:38
- Letters read on TWiV 1212 1:21:10
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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Angela – Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit
Rich – Malcolm Gladwell Revisionist History “The Joe Rogan Intervention”
Vincent – Measles Misinformation Is on the Rise — and Americans Are Hearing It, Survey Finds
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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