TWiV 1245: Grabbing herpesvirus with both arms

TWiV reviews fradulent science becoming an industry, FDA may not authorize Pfizer COVID vaccine for young kids, Kennedy won’t push strict pesticide regulations conserved betacoronavirus sequences recognized by human T cells, and Bispecific antibodies protect against herpes recurrent disease.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• Frontiers in Comparative Systems Virology
• Fradulent science becomes an industry (Science)
• FDA may not authorize Pfizer COVID vaccine for young kids (CIDRAP)
• Kennedy Won’t Push Strict Pesticide Regulations (NY Times)
• Conserved betacoronavirus sequences recognized by human T cells (Cell)
• Bispecific antibodies protect against herpes recurrent disease (Cell Rep)
• Letters read on TWiV 1245
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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