
This Week in Virology TWiV 1305: Lab leak idea called on the carpet
Mar 15, 2026
01:48:01
TWiV introduces sunshine virus of carpet pythons and its effect snakes after experimental infection, and development of a new tool to distinguish between naturally ocurring outbreaks and those that arise from lab accidents.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne BarkerSubscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email
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- Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
- IgNobel Prize ceremony moved to Europe (Science)
- Prasad is out of the FDA (again) (npr)
- Sunshine virus in carpet pythons (J Virol)
- Selection preceding epidemics and pandemics (Cell)
- Letter read on TWiV 1305
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Brianne – Galileo's handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text Rich – Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Alan – High-resolution 3D imaging of the USS Monitor by NOAA's new µSAS system Vincent – The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
Listener PickDouglas – Grandparents for vaccines Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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