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TWiV discusses WHO declaration of Mpox as a public health emergency of international concern, Sweden reports first case of clade 1b outside of Africa, can household pets be productively infected with monkeypox virus, widespread exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife communities, and modulation of plant defenses by insect salivary GAPDH benefits viral transmission.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
- Immune 83: Immune cells eating other cellsby profvrr on August 27, 2024 at 5:00 am
Immune discusses two stories of immune cells eating other cells: microglia engulfing brain neurons to shape cortical development and behavior, and mast cells […]
- TWiM 316: Food addiction and the gut microbiomeby profvrr on August 23, 2024 at 9:43 pm
TWiM describes experiments to explore gut microbiota signatures of vulnerability to food addiction in mice and humans, and how a phage tail-like protein […]
- Beyond the Noise #45: Project 2025 vs the public’s healthby profvrr on August 26, 2024 at 4:00 am
In this episode Dr. Offit discusses Project 2025 and its blueprint for eliminating the CDC as a recommending body for all vaccines. The post Beyond the Noise […]
- Infectious Disease Puscast #61by profvrr on August 20, 2024 at 10:03 pm
On episode #61 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/1/20 – 8/14/24. The post […]
- Matters Microbial #54: In the shadow of giant virusesby profvrr on August 29, 2024 at 4:00 am
Today, Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami joins the […]