TWiV 1127: Giving prions the (zinc) finger

TWiV discusses secret anti-vax campaign run by Pentagon to undermine China during pandemic, NY governor’s subways mask ban proposal, Colorado bat facility sparks outbreak fears, House budget billls suggest ban on gain of function research, evolution of STAT2 resistance to flavivirus NS5, and brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an epigenetic editor.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove

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Links for this episode

• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Pentagan anti-vac campaign to undermine China (Reuters)
• NY governor subway mask ban (AP News)
• Colorado bat facility sparks outbreak fears (Science)
• House NIH budget bans gain of function research (Science)
• Evolution of STAT2 resistance to flavivirus NS5 (Nat Commun)
• Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV delivered epigenetic editor (Science)
• Letters read on TWiV 1127
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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