TWiV 838: The magic virus bus

<p>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.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href="http://trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href= "http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guests: Teresa Bautista, Isabel Francisco, Jesus Gonzales, Joel Gonzalez, <a href= "https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/krammerlab/dr-krammer/">Florian Krammer</a>, and <a href="http://biobus.org/">Christine Marizzi</a>,</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://biobus.org/">Biobus</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wildbirdfund.org/">Wild Bird Fund</a></li> <li><a href="https://theflulab.org/">FluLab</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cov-lineages.org/global_report_B.1.1.529.html">B1.1.529</a> (COVID-19-lineages)</li> <li>Report on <a href= "https://virological.org/t/report-on-omicron-spike-mutations-on-epitopes-and-immunological-epidemiological-kinetics-effects-from-literature/770"> Omicron spike changes</a> (virological)</li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Omicron_variant">Omicron</a> (Wikipedia)</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Dickson</strong> – <a href= "https://www.nasa.gov/content/plant-habitat-04">Plant Habitat-04</a><br