TWiV 702: Year of the Pandemic
For this first episode of 2021, the complete TWiV team reviews compelling virology stories of 2020, and thanks the multitude of guests who have helped us to navigate the pandemic, and our many listeners who turn to us for scientific facts.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode- Poems are at Twiverse
- This little virus went to market (TWiV 581)
- Host genetics initiative TWiV 628
- Inborn errors of immunity & serious COVID TWiV 671
- Lisa Gralinski TWiV 674
- Tragic gene flow from Neanderthals TWiV 676
- Ivermectin and COVID-19 (TWiV 599)
- DC and Galveston road trips: TWiV 625, 643, 646, 589, 580, 583, 587)
- Fauci and Hotez interviews (TWiV 641, 687)
- Long-haul COVID, pro-thrombotic autoantibodies (TWiV 680, 683)
- Minority health and disparities (TWiV 655)
- Diversity in science (TWiV 672, 670)
- SeXX matters (TWiV 624)
- Kate Rubins (TWiV 682)
- Laura Splan (TWiV 691)
- Protective immune responses (TWiV 693, 685, 683)
- Immune memory/cross-reactivity (TWiV 684, 681, 650, 631)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson – Best of 2020 by NASA and The Plague Year Brianne – Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take Us Alan – Japan's distinct form of vaccine hesitancy Kathy – Paul Offit updates on the vaccine rollout and Choral Scholars of University College Dublin (John Greene's videoessay on the song) Rich – Do You Love Me? Vincent – Story on Katalin Kariko's career
Listener PickLouise – Virus socks
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
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