My Zoom Bookshelf
In this short video, I take you through some of the science books on my bookshelf, next to the desk where lately I have been spending a lot of time on Zoom. Not surprisingly, most of the books are about viruses.
pandemic
TWiV 677: Does antibody really know what time it is?
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then we discuss rapid deployment of SARS-CoV-2 testing by research laboratories in San Francisco, longitudinal observation of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in patients, and listener questions on vaccines, loss of smell, face masks, and more. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 677 (97 MB .mp3, 162 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become …
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TWiV 676: Tragic gene flow from Neanderthals
In this episode we explain how regions of the human genome associated with severe COVID-19 are identified, the finding that one of these regions was inherited from Neanderthals, and prolonged SARS-CoV-2 reproduction in an immunocompromised patient.
TWiV 675: Forget what you’ve herd about immunity
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then we discuss Bill Foege’s letter to CDC director Robert Redfield, the false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19, secret blueprints for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trials released, and neuropilin-1 as a possible entry protein for the virus. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 675 (105 MB .mp3, 174 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google …
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An explanation for the low quality antibodies produced during serious SARS-CoV-2 infection
Although we are less than a year into the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it appears that the antibodies induced by infection are often of poor quality, and B cell memory seems limited. An explanation for this outcome might be a consequence of the loss of germinal centers in COVID-19 patients. Examination of lymph nodes and spleen of …
TWiV 672: Black in Microbiology with Ari Kozik and Kishana Taylor
Ari and Kishana, two of the founders of Black in Microbiology, join TWiV to discuss the goals of the organization, then we review pauses of J&J and Lilly COVID-19 vaccine trials, preclinical studies of Regeneron’s SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody cocktail, reinfection of a patient in Nevada, and listener questions. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 672 (76 MB …
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