TWiV 1221: Nonsense mediated decay

TWiV reviews cuts in National Science Foundation budgets, cuts to
Harvard University grants, judge blocks ban on Harvard enrolling
international students, DOGE ordered cuts of NIH grants, endemic
coronavirus infection induces Fc receptor binding antibodies to
SARS-CoV-2, and inherited IFNAR1 deficiency causing adverse
reactions to measles and yellow fever infectious vaccines.


Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Angela
Mingarelli


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NSF funding cut to lowest level (NY Times)

1,000 grants cut at Harvard University (Nature)

Administration ban on international students at
Harvard blocked (CNN)

DOGE killed NIH grants (Nature)

Endemic coronavirus infection induces FcR binding
antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 (J Virol)

IFNAR1 deficiency and severe reaction to measles and
yellow fever vaccines (J Exp Med)

Letters read on TWiV 1221

Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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Angela – Contact lenses that give people
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you – see the graphic, especially.
Vincent – How One Company Secretly
Poisoned The Planet


Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees


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