TWiV discusses a new henipavirus from fruit bats in Madagascar, and attenuation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron disease in mice caused by genome mutations outside of the spike protein coding region. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Research assistant position at FDA (pdf) Beijerinck virology prize (KNAW) Nipah virus vaccine (TWiV 618) Novel henipavirus from Madagascar (J Viral) Spike-independent Omicron attenuation in mice (Cell Rep) Letters read on TWiV 933 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – Small groups: 3.  Modern Jazz Quartet. Signature song: Skating in Central Park. Signature album: Django. Brianne – To Prevent a Martian Plague, NASA Needs to Build a Very Special Lab Kathy – Physics Girl – Overnight in the Most Remote Camp on Earth Vincent – Lab leaders wrestle with paucity of postdocs Listener Picks Gary – Stan Kenton Orchestra Miguel – Microsoft Premonition Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

TWiV discusses a new henipavirus from fruit bats in Madagascar, and attenuation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron disease in mice caused by genome mutations outside of the spike protein coding region.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email

Become a patron of TWiV!

Links for this episode

• Research assistant position at FDA (pdf)
• Beijerinck virology prize (KNAW)
• Nipah virus vaccine (TWiV 618)
• Novel henipavirus from Madagascar (J Viral)
• Spike-independent Omicron attenuation in mice (Cell Rep)
• Letters read on TWiV 933
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Picks

Dickson – Small groups: 3.  Modern Jazz Quartet. Signature song: Skating in Central Park. Signature album: Django. Brianne – lab-mars.html">To Prevent a Martian Plague, NASA Needs to Build a Very Special Lab Kathy – Physics Girl – Overnight in the Most Remote Camp on Earth Vincent – Lab leaders wrestle with paucity of postdocs

Listener Picks

Gary – Stan Kenton Orchestra Miguel – Microsoft Premonition

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv