episode 851: Questions are tricky
The TWiV team reviews the observation that infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant causes reduced reproduction and pathogenesis in mice and hamsters.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Amy Rosenfeld
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Links for this episode- Vaccine Town Hall (ASV)
- Travel Award Applications (ASV)
- Omicron infection in mice and hamsters (Res Square)
- Letters read on TWiV 851
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson – Engineering the James Webb Space Telescope
Amy – T cells might be our bodies’ best shot against Omicron
Brianne – Where is Webb?
Rich – First U.S. vaccine mandate in 1809 launched 200 years of court battles
Vincent – The Secret of Life by Howard Markel
Jen – Antidote
David – Rosie Revere, Engineer
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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