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What the persecution of Fauci means for America Rasmussen Retorts 9:We have always been at war with AIRBORNE @angierasmussen.bsky.social
This week Alan, Rich and Vincent discuss the article: An ancient anthozoan protein reveals an alternative evolutionary path of antiviral signaling ( @nature.com ) Here they review a paper on antiviral signaling in sea anemones. From TWiV 1337: The whitefly and the Red Queen
Join MicrobeTV for an evening walk along the Gowanus Canal, looking at its ecology, infrastructure, history, and microbial life. Friday, July 24, 6:00 PM RSVP requested for headcount and printed materials/map Etc.
Dr Daniel Griffin explains why he isn’t so optimistic about the screwworm, and offers tips on how to keep your pets safe! This is important—please share and tell a friend. From TWiV 1334: Clinical Update with Dr Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin discusses concerns about vaccine policy and ACIP. TWiV 1332: CliMichal Update with Dr Daniel Griffin
Dr. Jeffrey Barrick, Talks with Mark Martin about his long-term evolutionary experiment and what inspired it. From Matters Microbial 132: What 83,000 Generations of Bacteria Reveal About Evolution
TWiN explains the finding that vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates cesarean-associated neuro-developmental deficits in mice via synthesis of a sphingosine derivative on neonatal skin.
Vaccine hesitancy exists on a spectrum. Listening and trying to understand the parents is important for dialogue. Don’t miss TWiV 1330: Clinical Update with Dr Daniel Griffin.
President Trump has issued two Executive Orders which state that children receive too many vaccines; however, it’s not the number of vaccines that matter, it’s the number of immunological components in the vaccines. @pauloffit.bsky.social and Vincent discuss
Daniel and Sara (@sarawinndong.febrilepodcast.com) review the article Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy (NEJM) discussing guidance for clinicians on the most effective communication approaches when dealing with vaccine hesitancy.
Martha Alexander Miller talks with Cindy Leifer @cindyleifer.bsky.social about the childhood Christmas gift that sparked her science interest!
Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello opine on the recent executive order on the routine childhood vaccination schedule. From TWiV 1328: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
“Thirty days hath September…” TWiV banters about how to keep up with which months have 30 days and which have 31. The poem or the knuckle method? June has 30 days btw 📆
Dr. Sam Brown discusses recent research from his lab group exploring the specialist/generalist problem in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. From Matters Microbial 131: What Cystic Fibrosis Reveals About Hidden Microbial Lives @markowenmartin.bsky.social
Ebola doesn’t seem to replicate well in differentiated epithelial cells. @angierasmussen.bsky.social discusses the “going airborne” theory around the Ebola virus on a new episode of Rasmussen Retorts.
Vincent reacts to a story this week out of Ridgewood, New Jersey of a child and an adult both bitten and scratched by a raccoon. 🦝🦝 🦝
Dr. Daniel Griffin discusses the latest updates on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. TWiV Clinical Update 1325: Clinical Update with Dr Daniel Griffin
Special guest Roxanne Khamsi, science writer and author of Beyond Inheritance, joins Nels and Vincent on This Week in Evolution 126.
Vincent travels to Oregon State University in Corvallis for a discussion with Hannah Rowe on her career and work demonstrating how the interaction of influenza A virus and Streptococcus pneumonia influences transmission.🦠 From TWiV 1325: Sticky flu with Hannah Rowe
Had a lovely visit at Oregon State University in Corvallis last week, where I gave the Berg Family Lecture and recorded a TWiV! It was really great to meet so many students, faculty and post docs🫶 Go Beavs!🦫
The whole purpose of vaccines is to give you immunity in the absence of getting sick! Rasmussen Retorts 7 available now on the Microbetv YouTube channel @angierasmussen.bsky.social
In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin discusses the first council meeting on the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda.
Do vaccine package inserts tell you which side effects also occurred in placebo groups? ICYMI Paul (@pauloffit.bsky.social) and Vincent discuss on Beyond the Noise 107: The subtle horror of package inserts.
New from Matters Microbial! Dr. Kevin Kohl discusses coevolution, the boundaries of the holobiont, and the variables that shape these relationships. Watch Matters Microbial #130: The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology hosted by @markowenmartin.bsky.social
