TWiV reviews new CBER chief at FDA, ending of Gates Foundation in 2045, gain of function executive order, origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, and single dose Sudan virus replicon vaccine protects guinea pigs from disease.
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- Support science education at MicrobeTV
- Prasad replaces Marks at FDA (US News)
- Gates Foundation ends 2025 (Gates Foundation)
- Gain of function Executive Order (White House)
- DURC policy (HHS)
- Origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (Cell)
- Sudan virus replicon vaccine (Nat Comm)
- Letters read on TWiV 1217
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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