Episode
TWiV 1309: Maybe they're all cancer vaccines
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- This Week in Virology
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- Mar 29, 2026
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- 6384
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- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1309/
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Summary
TWiV explains why human papillomavirus vaccine-induced immunity can block infection, unlike all other vaccines, and how respiratory viral infections such as COVID and influenza prime accelerated lung cancer growth. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) J. Michael Bishop passes (NY Times) Vincent interviews JM Bishop (YouTube) David Botstein passes (NY Times) Post-attachment neutralization of HPV (npj vaccines) HPV vaccine blocks infection (Cancer Discov) Respiratory viral infections prime lung cancer growth (Cell) Respiratory virus infections awaken metastatic breast cancer ( TWiV 1243 ) SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumors to immunotherapy ( TWiV 1265 ) Letters read on TWiV 1309 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Project Hail Mary Rich – After a decade as a Yale hospital janitor, she is now a doctor there Alan – Scientific analysis of jokes in conference talks Vincent – Yuval Noah Harari: Why advanced societies fall for mass delusion Listener Pick Greg – Changes in Terrestrial N Budgets and Riverine Nitrate-N Yields from Mississippi River Basin Watersheds 2000 to 2020 Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.