This Week in Virology: TWiV 1217: Alternative vax and pandemic origins
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TWiV reviews new CBER chief at FDA, ending of Gates Foundation in 2045, gain of function executive order, origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, and single dose Sudan virus replicon vaccine protects guinea pigs from disease.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich ConditSubscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email
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- Prasad replaces Marks at FDA (US News)
- Gates Foundation ends 2025 (Gates Foundation)
- Gain of function Executive Order (White House)
- DURC policy (HHS)
- Origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (Cell)
- Sudan virus replicon vaccine (Nat Comm)
- Letters read on TWiV 1217
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Rich – Andor Season 2 Alan – Sequencing Mendel’s pea plant traits, and a good Science news article on the work Vincent – 2023 summer warmth unparalleled over the past 2,000 years
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