TWiV reviews some of their favorite virology stories from 2024.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• ASV 2025
• SARS-CoV-2 origins (TWiV Special)
• TWiV 1163: Hepadnaviridae in the heartland
• TWiV 1117 Pol dances with the RNA that brought it
• HPV vaccine success (TWiV 1083, 1151, 1159, 1173)
• Monkeypox (TWiV 1095, 1119, 1143, 1145, 1147)
• Influenza H5N1 virus (VTWiV 1113, TWiV 1131, TWiV 1173)
• Influenza B/Yamagata removed from vaccine (TWiV 1161)
• Fiasco of poliomylelitis eradication (TWiV 1091, TWiV 1125, TWiV 1105, TWiV 1151, TWiV 1145, TWiV 1147, TWiV 1161, TWiV 1143)
• Protective immunity isn’t just bout antibodies (TWiV 1089, 1105, 1115, 1135, 1165)
• Closing the toilet lid doesn’t help (TWiV 1083)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Picks

Brianne – Scientists put vampire bats on treadmills to learn about metabolism Kathy – Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner, Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words Rich – Mark Rober on PBS Newshour Brief But Spectacular (Wiki; Testing The World’s Smartest Crow) Vincent – How Glenn Gould Broke Classical Music

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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