TWiV discusses Sen. Cassidy calling for ACIP meeting delay, RFK Jr. abandons GAVI, millions of children at risk as global vaccination rates fall, RFK Jr. grilled by Congress, autism rates have increased 60-fold due to changed definitions, deep mutational scanning of rabies virus glyoprotein, and and proton gradient and incomplete TCA cycle in a giant virus.
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- Sen. Cassidy calls for ACIP delay (NYTimes)
- RFK Jr. stops GAVI funding (NYTimes)
- Global vaccination rates drop, millions of children at risk (Guardian)
- Autism rates have increased 60-fold, here’s why (NYTimes)
- Deep mutational scanning of rabies virus glycoprotein (Cell Host Micr)
- Giant virus with proton gradient and partial TCA cycle (ISME J)
- Why cells are powered by proton gradients (Scitable)
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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