TWiV 838: The magic virus bus

December 5, 2021

The New York City Virus Hunters join TWiV to reveal how local students engage in safe virus surveillance and conduct science research right in their neighborhoods, followed by an update on variant of concern Omicron.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guests: Teresa Bautista, Isabel Francisco, Jesus Gonzales, Joel Gonzalez, Florian Krammer, and Christine Marizzi,

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DicksonPlant Habitat-04
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One comment on “TWiV 838: The magic virus bus

  1. Les Faby Dec 5, 2021

    Timestamps
    01:28 Introduces guests
    03:42 Christine Marizzi background
    05:07 Biobus
    07:26 students Background
    09:44 Isabel Background
    11:54 Florian Krammer
    13:29 New York City Virus Hunters
    20:22 Students and montors experiences
    56:58 SARS-2 Non-bat animal reservoirs
    1:03:25 B1.1.529 (COVID-19-lineages)
    Report on Omicron spike changes (virological)
    1:07:12 Omicron (Wikipedia)
    1:18:55 Weekly Picks
    1:19:00 Dickson – Plant Habitat-04
    1:21:19 Brianne – The Coronavirus in a Tiny Drop
    1:26:06 Rich – Prophet in Purgatory by Jon Cohen
    1:30:20 Vincent – “ ’—All You Zombies—’ ” by Robert A. Heinlein (pdf)
    Listener Picks
    1:33:57 Mike – The Coronavirus in a Tiny Drop