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It's very easy to get frightened about virological research if one doesn't know much about virology. Viruses are scary. Scientists altering viruses in the lab c

It's very easy to get frightened about virological research if one doesn't know much about virology. Viruses are scary. Scientists altering viruses in the lab conjures up scenes from horror flicks. Then you read a bit about virology, and you realize that most virological research involves altering viruses, and that these sorts of experiments are orders of magnitude less likely to lead to a super strain outbreak than the millions of people around the world who right now have SARS-CoV-2 replicating in their throats, and who are walking around maskless, breathing at other people. If you want to gain a bit of familiarity with virology in your free time or during your commute, I recommend listening to This Week in Virology: https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/ https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/

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teh_klev 4y ago
> I recommend listening to This Week in Virology: https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/ https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/ I agree, Vincent and his regulars are fantastic science communicators. I started listening to TWiV just before the Coronavirus kicked off when there were early reports of something going on in Wuhan. I also liked that he published his virology lectures with updates each year on YouTube. The Q&A livestream[0] is also quite entertaining, Amy Rosenfeld is quite a character (it sadly doesn't get published as a podcast). [0]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhmZX2NKiNmAaXoQ4kCU3ddmbpdq_CLX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhmZX2NKiNmAaXoQ4kCU...