TWiV discusses an outbreak of influenza H5N1 that killed over half of the great cats at a Washington sanctuary, origin and cross-species transmission of bat coronaviruses in China, and the diverse and abundant phages that enter cells via receptors encoded on conjugative plasmids.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Jolene Ramsey
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- ASV 2025
- H5N1 virus kills great cats at Washington sanctuary (CNN)
- Macroevolution of bat coronaviruses in China (Nat Comm)
- EcoHealth Alliance funding suspended (Science)
- Conjugative plasmids support diverse and abundant phages (Nat Comm)
- Letters read on TWiV 1181
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Rich – Pareidolia (wiki) Jolene – Pathways to Science database Vincent – Wendy Carlos and Switched-On Bach
Listener PicksArjan – Gutsick Gibbon’s YouTube channel Alan – 2024 Nobel Prize Lectures in Chemistry
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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