TWiV 1051: Like SARS-CoV-2 in the headlights

TWiV reviews the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their identification nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, and accelerated mutation of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Spike shirts at vaccinated.us (promo code Microbetv) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) 2023 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine (Nobelprize.org) Evading a toll on the road to mRNA vaccines (TWiV 860) Katalin Karikó‘s overlooked work (Wired) Accelerated mutation of SARS-CoV-2 in deer (Nat Comm) Letters read on TWiV 1051 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – The New City. How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future Angela – 2023 Nobel Peace Prize Alan – The Ruin of All Witches, by Malcolm Gaskill Vincent – France kicks off bird flu vaccination despite trade backlash risk Listener Pick Charles – David Brooks and the $78 airport meal the internet is talking about John – Periodic Table of the Elements: Origins of the Elements AZ – Bronze statue of laboratory mouse knitting DNA in Russia Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to tw...
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