This Week in Virology
A podcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick
Overview
Added
March 18, 2026
Subject & domain
biology · cell-biology
Grade range
Grade 9 (Freshman)–Grade 12 (Senior)
Page kind
Podcast
Keywords
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Introduction
TWiV 1315: Wildlife Trade and Ecological Vaccination
- Main Topics:
- The role of the wildlife trade and live-animal markets in driving animal-to-human pathogen transmission.
- Ecological vaccination as a strategy to prevent zoonotic spillover from bat populations.
- Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli.
- Key Segments:
- In Memoriam: Bernard Roizman.
- Scientific Discussion: Wildlife trade impacts (published in Science) and bat ecological vaccination (published in Science Advances).
- Letters: Listener questions and comments addressed at 1:21:45.
- Weekly Picks:
- Angela: Real-time tracking of pathogen evolution.
- Rich: A Precarious Perch, Suwannee’s track, and the Avian Research and Conservation Institute.
- Alan: Bookshop.org.
- Vincent: The 30-year journey of Apollo 12.
- Listener Pick: Sean M. Carroll’s "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe" series.
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