TWiV reviews the finding in Sweden that immunization against cervical cancer with human papillomavirus vaccine also protects the non-immunized, and methyl salicylic acid as a key volatile molecule that attracts parasitoid wasps to rice and other crops to destroy destructive leafhoppers, and is down-regulated by virus infection to enable virus spread.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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- ASV 2026
- Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
- "Host adaptations to viral infections” International Meeting
- William Foege dies (NY Times)
- Peter Duesberg dies (NY Times)
- US gov't lost over 10,000 PhDs under DJT (Science)
- Herd effect of HPV vaccination (Lancet Pub Health)
- Arboviruses manipulate rice's volatile emissions (Sci Adv)
- Letters read on TWiV 1293
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Kathy - The Beak of the Finch, by Jonathan Weiner Rich - Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow Vincent - The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell
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