TWiV discusses the article: Association between shingles vaccination and slower biological aging: evidence from a US population-based cohort study (The Journals of Gerontology)
Excerpt from TWiV 1303: Overachieving vaccines
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My phone tells me that 9 years ago today, I went to visit the wall of polio, meet Vincent and Dickson, and was a guest on TWiV! Who knew it would become a start to such a fun @microbetv.bsky.social podcast journey!
@pauloffit.bsky.social discusses the measles outbreak in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and the growing concern that the public isn’t being told the full story
From Beyond the Noise 97: What RFK Jr.’s CDC Doesn’t Want You to Know
The CDC is withholding critical information about vaccine-preventable diseases from the American public to hide the fact that RFK Jr.'s war against vaccines has led to suffering and death of children.
Here is a swab onto R2A medium from the wall of a student’s plastic water bottle and a close up. Fungus or bacterium? Time and DNA will tell! #WaterBottleBuddies #MicrobialCentrism #MicrobialEvangelist @microbetv.bsky.social @asmicrobiology @univpugetsound.bsky.social
Watch This Week in Virology 1302 Clinical Update with @danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social
Dr Griffin and Vincent discuss the research article: Psychological inoculation improves resilience against misinformation on social media (Science)
Excerpt from TWiV 1302: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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I trust @microbetv.bsky.social and @danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social more than any of the sources listed in this survey.
Gift Article
Checking on a colleague’s students’ water bottles on R2A. I love seeing this kind of fluorescence under UV light. Siderophores to harvest scarce iron? They are usually Pseudomonas or Bacillus. @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology @microbetv.bsky.social
This was so fun! Thank you so much to @cindyleifer.bsky.social and @microbetv.bsky.social for the opportunity to discuss pregnancy immunology ✨
Watch TWiV 1301: Lost in giant virus translation
This week TWiV reviews the CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases article:
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Seroprevalence among Urban Pregnant Women and Newborns — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2021.
Excerpt from TWiV 1301: Lost in giant virus translation
“It’s complex”
“It’s complex”
At her confirmation hearing before the Senate HELP committee, Casey Means, nominee for Surgeon General, dodged yes-or-no questions, misstated basics from cell biology to vaccines and drug policy, and defaulted to “it’s complex.”
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On episode 101 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel (@danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social) and Sara (@sarawinndong.febrilepodcast.com ) review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 2/12 – 2/25/26.
Tap in!⬇️🔗
Gabrielle Rizzuto explains how she became interested in becoming a pathologist 🦠🔬
Watch Immune Booster 24: Tolerating pregnancy
@cindyleifer.bsky.social talks with Gabrielle Rizzuto from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center about her work on the curious immunology of pregnancy and how a woman tolerates a genetically different baby but quickly rejects a mismatched organ donation.
TWiV 1300: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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How Bacteria Die in the Microbial Marine Forest
Dr. Anne Thompson explores her research on salps, some of the most abundant animals in the ocean, and how their feeding mechanisms shape marine microbial food webs and carbon cycles.
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RFK Jr. has withdrawn any future U.S. support from a program, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI), that has saved more than 20 million lives in resource-poor countries.
Paul explains what GAVI is and how the US has supported.
Dr. Anne Thompson explains how pelagic tunicates use mucus nets to capture prey, showing how mucus is a fundamental tool in evolution and marine ecosystems.
Excerpt from Matters Microbial 124: How Bacteria Die in the Microbial Marine Forest
New TWiEVO livestream today February 25, 2026 at 1 PM EDT
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Nels and Vincent will be discussing the Science magazine research article: Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs. 🦗Join us!
Tattoo or no tattoo? 🫣
New Matters Microbial!
Episode 124 welcomes Dr Anne Thompson, Research Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biology at Portland State University⬇️🔗
Immune discusses how tattoo ink accumulates in lymph nodes, promotes inflammation and influences response to two different vaccines.
Immune 101: Ink and Immunity
with @cindyleifer.bsky.social @bioprofbarker.bsky.social @stephanielangel.bsky.social
On TWiV Clinical Update 1298 Daniel and Vincent talk about the importance of continuing the work, even on days when it feels exhausting.
A measles outbreak on a pediatric ward underscores why this work matters.
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss reversal of last week’s no review decision on a flu mRNA vaccine by Vinjay Prasad, appointment of Jay Bhattacharya as CDC director, no experience required (plus more much more)
“…where it looks like spring is coming soon.” Vincent Racaniello
📍NYC🗽⛄️
And since there’s a travel ban in NY/NJ, it’s the perfect day to catch up on the latest TWiV Clinical Update 1298 with @danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social
ICYMI Infectious Disease Puscast 100 🎉 @danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social and @sarawinndong.febrilepodcast.com review the AJTMH article Trichinellosis after Raw Bear Eyeball Consumption
