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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Links for this episode- Support science education at MicrobeTV 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
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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