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TWiV reviews new committee of experts to counter vaccine misinformation, resignation of NSF Director, dependence of immune response to rabies virus on the gut microbiome, and a nucleosome switch primes hepatitis B virus infection.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli
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- Support science education at MicrobeTV
- ASV 2025
- Committee of experts to counter vaccine misinformation (Science)
- NSF Director resigns (Science)
- Dependence of vaccine immune response on gut microbiome (Cell Host Microbe)
- Nucleosome switch primes HepB replication (Cell)
- Letters read on TWiV 1212
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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