TWiV 1161: Baby you can drive my gene
Description
TWiV reviews continuing expansion of poliovirus type 2, removal of influenza B/Yamagata from the vaccine, Nobel Prize for miRNAs, protective immune response with a adenovirus-associated virus vector expressing a computationally designed hemagglutinin, and viral gene drive during herpes simplex 1 infection in mice.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- MicrobeTV Discord Server
- Continued expansion of type 2 poliovirus (reliefweb)
- No more polio case map at polioeradication.org
- B/Yamagata removed from flu vaccine (NPR)
- Nobel Prizes for miRNA (ScienceInsider)
- AAV-vectored influenza vaccine (J Virol)
- Herpesvirus type 1 gene drive in mice (Nat Commun)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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