TWiV 1133: Gain of function makes us safer
Episode 1133 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 1133: Gain of function makes us safer" was published on July 21, 2024 and runs 119 minutes.
July 21, 2024 ·119m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
TWiV reviews cases of measles in Brooklyn NY and Washington DC, stalling of global childhood vaccination, licenses H5N1 vaccines protect against circulating strains, viruses traveling without passports. OC43 SARS-CoV- 2 spike replacement virus as an improved BSL-2 proxy virus for SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assays, and deep mutational scanning reveals functional constraints and antibody-escape potential of Lassa virus glycoprotein complex.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode
- MicrobeTV Discord Server
- Measles in Brooklyn NY (ABC)
- Measles in Washington DC (DC Health)
- Global childhood immunization stalls (WHO)
- Licensed H5N1 vaccines protect against circulating strains (Nat Med)
- Viruses moving without passports (European CDC)
- OC42-SARS-CoV-2 replacement spike virus (PNAS)
- Deep mutational scanning of Lassa virus glycoprotein (Immunity)
- Letters read on TWiV 1133
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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