TWiV 1143: SARS-CoV-2 gone wild, with a side of rice

TWiV discusses WHO declaration of Mpox as a public health emergency of international concern, Sweden reports first case of clade 1b outside of Africa, can household pets be productively infected with monkeypox virus, widespread exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife communities, and modulation of plant defenses by insect salivary GAPDH benefits viral transmission.

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[BigGuy]

Funny that Alan mentions exactly how to game the mutual citation process to become "a feline authority". In his 1965 collection The Cyberiad, Stanislaw Lem included a short story about four "scholars" who always cited and even praised each other in their published works, around and around, until they were well renowned authorities. Worth reading, if you can find it. Lovely poetry, too.

[Coco-]

Not sure . Pop who is immune compromised, stopped getting sick when stopping meals 3 hours before bed and getting off all medications 10 years ago. Sitting causes stagnant blood flow.

[GadZookz]

These wild animals go where they want and do what they will. Their behaviours have been studied but who knows what other thoughts they have like this is a beautiful day, that was a delicious meal and Holy Sh**! That was a close one.

[WillNewcomb]

Wild animal infections through trash: in Japan you cannot find any trash cans. Everyone is trained to take their trash home!!!

[JillKnapp]

Mike's letter about eradicating covid, etc. perfectly summarizes the frustration many folks have. I wish we could prioritize clean indoor air (HEPA, germicidal UV-C units in rooms where people gather, ventilation, etc.) to at least reduce transmission... but that's expensive and would require retrofitting of buildings on a grand scale, and who's gonna pay for that? If your workplace, school, apartment building, dorm, gym, restaurant, doctor office, gathering space, theater, arena, etc. didn't have clean water, it would be shut down until it was remediated. But we're turning a blind eye to breathing icky air.

I watched people gathering for the Olympics, Taylor Swift's concerts, and the DNC/RNC and thought "Welp, that's gonna be a superspreader event." And they were. If they won't clean the indoor air, then we have to do it ourselves by slapping on a mask, but that's unpopular.

(I'm a musician, and it's bittersweet to play to a packed house. I bring big c-r boxes for the backstage areas and green rooms, but it doesn't help the audience at all.)

[bcase]

1:20:40 Could our school system be partly responsible for people not wanting to change their mind? In school, there is a focus on the right answer. One right answer. Scores on tests are built up as being so very important, as is class ranking. Real science doesn't work that way. But kids have grades/grade points drilled into them before they hear that about science.

[tonaruch]

Thanks for reading my pick. I’m glad you liked it.

[RuneSorensen]

I just love listening to you guys! Thank you for all the science and knowledge you share with "us common-folks". It is brilliant, you guys are brilliant, and Dixons sense of humor and laughter is contagious. Please keep on podcasting forever. The world, and I depend on it. No Possums in Norway, unfortunately They are sooo cute.

[wendyfrith]

‘Mouse hospital’ 😺
You’re about the only group of whom I cannot say ‘you’re too young to remember’…Remember _Fernwood 2 Night_ ? … in which Dr. Robert Osgood, who, having finished research at a local community college, told his audience that his worst suspicions had been confirmed, that “in laymen’s terms, leisure suits cause cancer.” The study had been conducted with two groups of laboratory mice, the hard-luck team dressed for a year in polyester leisure suits, the control group (with better success getting dates) in “sport jackets, for the same period of time.” If the news was bad, there was always hope: Osgood was testing leisure suits soaked in Laetrile.

[kathykonkle]

For the first time in nearly 40 years there's so much dust that my NYC apartment was filled with cobwebs and I can't see out my windows that need washed. I think it's because of the Canadian Wildfires.

[bharatbhooshan]

It is one mother nature one world. We have been divided into around 220 countries by the United Nations. Now any problem in a country is neighbor's problem.
Welcome to unreal world.

[mariannestrandeng]

Marten is called Marten martens, the badger is called Meles meles, the black rat is called Rattus rattus, the American Bison is called Bison bison, the klipspringer is called Oreotragus oreotragus, the oribi is called Ourebia ourebia, the chamois is called Rupicapra rupicapra, the Bohor reedbuck is called Redunca redunca, the moose is called Alces alces, the Roe deer is called, Capreolus capreolus, the chital is called Axis axis, the Europeean fallow deer is called Dama dama, southern giraffe is called Giraffa giraffa, harbour porpoise is Phocoena phocoena, wolverine is Gulo gulo, red fox is Vulpes vulpes, otter is Lutra lutra, lynx is Lynx lynx, lemming is Lemmus lemmus, Nubian wild ass is Equus africanus africanus. There are probably more. Love you all and the community here.

[TheHunterGracchus]

Alan forgot that many cats here in New England have 6 toes on each front foot. I've known a number of polydactylic cats. Maybe they count in base 12, as some humans used to do if it's true that the teens start with thirteen as a survival of an ancient base-12 system.

[LisaMartinez-rive]

I always look forward to Sunday mornings with the TWiV team while sipping my cappuccino . This was great and thanks for making my morning. Best to all!

[richardh]

Wonderful stuff. With such a long video wuold you consider chapters for ease of navigation? Thank you for all you do

[jellicle_kitten]

Eurasian eagle owl is "bubo bubo", I love that so much🦉

[alomaalber]

with pox it is the only type of illness where bedding is buried or burned. Any other illness it is hot water and soap for bedding. This is old history but also fact. older people had pox beginning with "small" needle. is that the same in maybe a partial way?

[great-garden-watch]

100 nice days in New Jersey? Your standards for nice are too low😅

[mikevincent]

Immunity is acheived from the bottom up not from the top (The state) down. When you look after immunity all of this becomes academic

[dianalutz]

There is a seabream called Boops boops.