TWiV 1363: A Cauldron of Bats

TWiV explains a study testing how 16 hypothesized social and environmental drivers impact disease outbreaks, concluding that infectious disease spillover and emergence are multi-causal, and that no one-size-fits-all strategy can prevent epidemics and pandemics, and an analysis of Myotis bats, which shows that their remarkable longevity and immunity are linked through pleiotropic adaptations to viruses and aging-related disease.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello), Alan Dove (alandove.com), and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email (eepurl.com/Gcw59)
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• Virus Appreciation Day (Day of the Year)
• Anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases (Nature)
• Longevity and virus-driven adaptations in Myotis bats (Nature)
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• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Picks of the Week Angela – Birds. Alan – Halloween t-shirts from my local animal shelter. Vincent – A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins
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