TWiV 697: The sky is NOT falling
Episode 697 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 697: The sky is NOT falling" was published on December 24, 2020 and runs 135 minutes.
December 24, 2020 ·135m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
TWiV reviews the latest data on the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, including some properties of the variant and why it is being closely studied, development of liver cancer in a participant in a adenovirus-associated virus gene therapy trial, and answers to listener questions.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- BSL-3 Assistant Manager position 3:39
- NERVTAG meeting minutes (pdf)
- NERVTAG
- Preliminary genomic characterization of UK variant (virological.org)
- PHE investigation of UK variant (pdf)
- N501Y does not affect antibody neutralization (Science, eLife)
- WHO notice on UK variant (WHO)
- Liver tumor during AAV gene therapy (Science)
- Letters read on TWiV 697
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Weekly Picks
Brianne – EM Rap Podcast COVID update
Kathy – Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn and Tony Fauci vaccinated Santa Claus
Rich – Chicken LIttle (wiki)
Vincent – virological.org
Listener Pick
Greg – Someone who wants to make a difference
Uli – XKCD on statistics
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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