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	Podcast:		This Week in Virology
	Episode:		TWiV 1205: Pluviosity didn't kill the bat
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		01:43:41
	Publish Date:		2025-03-30 04:00:00
	Description:		TWiV reviews liver damage caused by over use of vitamin A in Texas, vitamin A does not change clinical course of measles in high income country, NIH cuts COVID-19 research, US ends vaccine funds for poor countries, anti-vaxxer hired to study vaccines and autism, new DURC policy, Jamaican fruit bat competence for filoviruses, and human outbreaks of Oropouche virus reassortant in Brazil. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Vitamin A liver disease in Texas (NY Times) Vitamin A doesn’t help measles in high-income countries (Pediat Inf Dis) NIH cancels COVID grants (Science) US ends vaccine funds for poor countries (NY Times) Anti-vaxxer to study vaccines and autism (Sci Based Med) DURC rules revised (USG and NIH guidance) Filoviruses and Jamaican fruit bats (Nat Comm) Oropouche outbreaks in Brazil (Nat Med) Woolly mice (NPR) Letters read on TWiV 1205 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Math of March Madness Brackets Kathy – Wood frogsicles #1 and #2 Alan – Rare glimpse of baby polar bears emerging from dens Vincent – Hikaru Utada Would Rather Play CERN Than Coachella 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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