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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