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	Podcast:		This Week in Virology
	Episode:		TWiV 1127: Giving prions the (zinc) finger
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		01:53:12
	Publish Date:		2024-06-30 04:00:00
	Description:		TWiV discusses secret anti-vax campaign run by Pentagon to undermine China during pandemic, NY governor’s subways mask ban proposal, Colorado bat facility sparks outbreak fears, House budget billls suggest ban on gain of function research, evolution of STAT2 resistance to flavivirus NS5, and brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an epigenetic editor. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Pentagan anti-vac campaign to undermine China (Reuters) NY governor subway mask ban (AP News) Colorado bat facility sparks outbreak fears (Science) House NIH budget bans gain of function research (Science) Evolution of STAT2 resistance to flavivirus NS5 (Nat Commun) Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV delivered epigenetic editor (Science) Letters read on TWiV 1127 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – Mars Odyssey Orbiter is about to make its 100,000th orbit Alan – Local animal shelters and “kitten season.” Vincent – Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless people sleeping outside, even when shelter space is lacking Listener Picks Blog design – Trump vows to defund schools requiring vaccines for students Jon – Detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza in mammals Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.
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