episode 480: The PFU in your achoo
Scott Hensley joins the TWiVites to review the current influenza season and presence of the virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic cases.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Scott Hensley
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Links for this episode- Weekly influenza surveillance (CDC)
- Influenza vaccination status (CDC)
- H3N2 glycosylation site and eggs (PNAS)
- Influenza virus in exhaled breath (PNAS)
- Geometric Defects and Icosahedral Viruses (Viruses)
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiV 480
Kathy - Flow Virometry
Rich - Falcon Heavy Launch links: Flight diagram; Launch including booster landing; Tesla in space; Tesla orbit; Reusable booster failures; Booster size
Dickson - Next generation of weapons
Alan - Ed Yong’s story on fixing gender imbalance in science reporting
Vincent - CD4 Hunter iOS Android
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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