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The New York City Virus Hunters join TWiV to reveal how local students engage in safe virus surveillance and conduct science research right in their neighborhoods, followed by an update on variant of concern Omicron.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
Guests: Teresa Bautista, Isabel Francisco, Jesus Gonzales, Joel Gonzalez, Florian Krammer, and Christine Marizzi,
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Links for this episode
- Biobus
- Wild Bird Fund
- FluLab
- B1.1.529 (COVID-19-lineages)
- Report on Omicron spike changes (virological)
- Omicron (Wikipedia)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Brianne – The Coronavirus in a Tiny Drop
Rich – Prophet in Purgatory by Jon Cohen
Vincent – " '—All You Zombies—' " by Robert A. Heinlein (pdf)
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