TWiV 1033: Freediving with nanobodies and interferon

This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

Virology, Twiv, Pathogen, Virus, Microbe, Vincent, Microbiology, Medicine, Science & Medicine, Infectious, Racaniello, Infection

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2023

⏱️ 105 minutes

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TWiV notes the passing of Harald zur Hausen, dengue breaking records in the Americas, inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 infection and inflammation by modulation of type I IFN, and an armed nanobody that protects mice against influenza A and B disease. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Position in Rosenfeld Laboratory (pdf) Paul and the Mosquitos (pdf, English) Other childrens books (SMVIROLOGIA) Dengue breaking records in Americas (Nature) Harald zur Hausen, 1936-2023 (Nature) Vincent interviews zur Hausen (ASM) COVID-19 and modulation of IFN (Sci Immunol) Burning down the mouse (TWiV 900) Armed nanobody protects against influenza (Sci Immunol) Click chemistry Nobel prizes (The Nobel Prize) Letters read on TWiV 1033 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Angela – The Deepest Breath Kathy – Pink snow Vincent – Scientist vs PowerPoint Listener Picks Fernando – The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber and Language vs. Reality by Nick Enfield Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

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0:00.0	This week in virology, the podcast about viruses, the kind that make you sick.
0:10.4	From micro TV, this is TWIV, this week in virology, episode 1333, recorded on August 4th, 2023.
0:22.3	I'm Vincent Racken-Ello, and you're listening to the podcast, all about viruses.
0:27.4	Joining me today from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kathy Spindler.
0:32.0	Hi, everybody. Here it's 84, mostly sunny, and that's probably around 29 degrees Celsius.
0:41.9	Here it's cloudy in 26. Also joining us from Montreal, Canada, Angela Mingelei.
0:50.5	Hello, how's everyone doing? Here it is 75, so that's, I think, 24 Celsius. Partially cloudy.
1:00.4	It's pretty nice, actually. I just took my dog for a walk. It was the dog's name.
1:06.0	Odin. Oh, that's one of the Norse gods, right? Yes, exactly. Very good. That's a cool Odin.
1:14.2	Great name. What was the characteristic of Odin? Do you remember it was there something?
1:19.2	He's the god of war and death.
1:22.3	War and death. Oh, it's a good name for a dog.
1:25.9	He's only like 18 pounds, so it's kind of funny. What kind of dog is it?
1:32.4	He's a mixed breed. I got him when he was like 10 days old, when I was living in Spain.
1:37.6	He was, I had no idea what type of breed he was. It basically saved him from, I rescued him.
1:43.7	So was it hard to get him in the US from Spain or Canada for that matter?
1:49.2	Yeah, actually, for Canada, it's okay. Yeah, in Canada, all you really need is a rabies vaccine.
1:54.5	So he had to be vaccinated and then wait minimum of three months after vaccination tender.
1:59.0	So it's pretty easy. And you just brought him on the plane in the carrier, right?
2:04.3	No, he had to go, well, yes, in the carrier, but under, not with me.
2:07.2	Oh, in the cargo. Yeah, unfortunately.
2:11.2	Must be freaky to be down there. Must be noisy and stuff, right?
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