Immune 46: Bats don't STING like a bee

<p>Immune explore the observation that bat cells display dampened STING-dependent interferon activation, suggesting why bats might have a unique capacity to harbor many viruses.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/stephanielangel">Stephanie Langel</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/cindyleifer" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Cynthia Leifer</a>, and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/BioProfBarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/immune/id1305309644" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iTunes</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2ltbXVuZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Podcasts</a>. <a href="http://immune.libsyn.com/rss" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">email</a><br /> Become a <a href="https://www.microbe.tv/contribute" target= "_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">patron</a> of Immune!</p> <h3>Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li>Dampened <a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29478775/">STING in bats</a> (Cell Host Micr)</li> <li>Lessons from <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03128-0">bat defenses</a> (Nature)</li> <li>Bat <a href= "https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00026/full"> immune systems</a> (Front Immune)</li> <li>Bats protected from <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10495-4">genotoxic compounds</a> (Nat Comm)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/immune/immune-46-letters/">Letters read</a> on Immune 46</li> <li>Time stamps by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Music by Steve Neal.<br /> Immune logo image by <a href= "https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/File:Blausen_0077_Basophil.png" target