TWiV 838: The magic virus bus

The New York City Virus Hunters join TWiV to reveal how local students engage in safe virus surveillance and conduct science research right in their neighborhoods, followed by an update on variant of concern Omicron. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Guests: Teresa Bautista, Isabel Francisco, Jesus Gonzales, Joel Gonzalez, Florian Krammer, and Christine Marizzi, Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Biobus Wild Bird Fund FluLab B1.1.529 (COVID-19-lineages) Report on Omicron spike changes (virological) Omicron (Wikipedia) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – Plant Habitat-04 Brianne – The Coronavirus in a Tiny Drop Rich – Prophet in Purgatory by Jon Cohen Vincent – “ ’—All You Zombies—’ ” by Robert A. Heinlein (pdf) Listener Picks Mike – The Coronavirus in a Tiny Drop Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
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