TWiV 1223: Someone is guano be sick

TWiV reviews RFK Jr.”s MAGA report with non-existent literature
citations, a new fungus that could further devastate North
American bats, surveillance of avian influenza viruses through
bird guano in remote regions, and the receptor for HKU5
coronaviruses is ACE2 from Pipistrellus abramus bats.


Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler,
and Brianne Barker


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Bad citations in MAGA report (Med Exp)

Another fungus for North American bats (NY Times)

Surveillance of avian influenza through bird
guano (Nat Commun)

ACE2 from Pipistrellus bats is receptor for
HKU5 coronaviruses (Nat Commun)

Letters read on TWiV 1223

Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees


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