TWiV 765: Potpourri of COVID-19
TWiV reviews the new nomenclature for SARS-CoV-2 variants, effectiveness of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against variants, modified Moderna vaccine against variants, impact of COVID-19 interventions on influenza in China and the US, and binding of RaTG13 spike protein to ACE2 of multiple species. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Updated nomenclature of SARS-CoV-2 variants (WHO) Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effective against alpha variants (Lancet) Novavax vaccine effec...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 6, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: Uncertainty and the COVID 'lab-leak' theory
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been allegations that SARS-CoV-2 could have originated in a Chinese lab. A phase one WHO investigation concluded that a 'lab-leak' was "extremely unlikely" and yet, the theory has seen a resurgence in recent weeks with several scientists wading into the debate.In this episode of Coronapod, we delve into what scientists have been saying and ask how and why the 'lab-leak' hypothesis has gained so much traction. We ask if the way we communicate complex and nuanced science could be fuelling division, and what the fallout could be for international collaboration on ending the pand...
Source: Nature Podcast - June 4, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: Uncertainty and the COVID'lab-leak' theory
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been allegations that SARS-CoV-2 could have originated in a Chinese lab. A phase one WHO investigation concluded that a 'lab-leak' was "extremely unlikely" and yet, the theory has seen a resurgence in recent weeks with several scientists wading into the debate.In this episode of Coronapod, we delve into what scientists have been saying and ask how and why the 'lab-leak' hypothesis has gained so much traction. We ask if the way we communicate complex and nuanced science could be fuelling division, and what the fallout could be for international collaboration on ending the pand...
Source: Nature Podcast - June 4, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
In conversation with... Jie Qiao (in Chinese)
《柳叶刀》亚洲执行主编王辉对话《柳叶刀中国女性生殖、孕产妇、新生儿、儿童和青少年健康重大报告》共同主席乔杰院士。 (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - June 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
In conversation with... Jie Qiao (in English)
Helena Wang discussesThe Lancet Commission on women's reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) in China with author Professor Jie Qiao. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - June 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia
There are many Cochrane reviews about the management of patients in intensive care units, covering a wide range of interventions, and the second update of one of these, in December 2020, brought together the latest evidence on the effects of oral hygiene care. Here ’s the lead author, Fang Hua from Wuhan University in China to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Areas to watch in 2021, and the living microbes in wildfire smoke
We kick off our first episode of 2021 by looking at future trends in policy and research with host Meagan Cantwell and several Science news writers. Ann Gibbons talks about upcoming studies that elucidate social ties among ancient humans, Jeffrey Mervis discusses relations between the United States and China, and Paul Voosen gives a rundown of two Mars rover landings.
In research news, Meagan Cantwell talks with Leda Kobziar, an associate professor of wildland fire science at the University of Idaho, Moscow, about the living component of wildfire smoke—microbes. The bacteria and fungi that hitch a ride on smoke can...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 31, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Areas to watch in 2021, and the living microbes in wildfire smoke
We kick off our first episode of 2021 by looking at future trends in policy and research with host Meagan Cantwell and several Science news writers. Ann Gibbons talks about upcoming studies that elucidate social ties among ancient humans, Jeffrey Mervis discusses relations between the United States and China, and Paul Voosen gives a rundown of two Mars rover landings.
In research news, Meagan Cantwell talks with Leda Kobziar, an associate professor of wildland fire science at the University of Idaho, Moscow, about the living component of wildfire smoke—microbes. The bacteria and fungi that h...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 31, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Areas to watch in 2021, and the living microbes in wildfire smoke
We kick off our first episode of 2021 by looking at future trends in policy and research with host Meagan Cantwell and several Science news writers. Ann Gibbons talks about upcoming studies that elucidate social ties among ancient humans, Jeffrey Mervis discusses relations between the United States and China, and Paul Voosen gives a rundown of t wo Mars rover landings. In research news, Meagan Cantwell talks with Leda Kobziar, an associate professor of wildland fire science at the University of Idaho, Moscow, about the living component of wildfire smoke—microbes. The bacteria and fungi that hitch a ride on smoke ca...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 31, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Areas to watch in 2021, and the living microbes in wildfire smoke
We kick off our first episode of 2021 by looking at future trends in policy and research with host Meagan Cantwell and several Science news writers. Ann Gibbons talks about upcoming studies that elucidate social ties among ancient humans, Jeffrey Mervis discusses relations between the United States and China, and Paul Voosen gives a rundown of t wo Mars rover landings.
In research news, Meagan Cantwell talks with Leda Kobziar, an associate professor of wildland fire science at the University of Idaho, Moscow, about the living component of wildfire smoke—microbes. The bacteria and fungi that hitch a ride on smoke c...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 30, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: The big COVID research papers of 2020
Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker and Traci Watson discuss some of 2020's most significant coronavirus research papers.In the final Coronapod of 2020, we dive into the scientific literature to reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers have discovered so much about SARS-CoV-2 – information that has been vital for public health responses and the rapid development of effective vaccines. But we also look forward to 2021, and the critical questions that remain to be answered about the pandemic.Papers discussedA Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019 - New England Journal of Medicine, 24 JanuaryClinical ...
Source: Nature Podcast - December 17, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Don ’t think too deeply about the origin of life – it may have started in puddles
How water chemistry is shifting researchers' thoughts on where life might have arisen, and a new model to tackle climate change equitably and economically.In this episode:00:46 A shallow start to life on Earth?It’s long been thought that life on Earth first appeared in the oceans. However, the chemical complexities involved in creating biopolymers in water has led some scientists to speculate that shallow pools on land were actually the most likely location for early life.News Feature: How the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat — water07:44 CoronapodThe COVID-19 pandemic has massively shifted the scientifi...
Source: Nature Podcast - December 9, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
