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TWiV 1363: A Cauldron of Bats

Oct 4, 2026 · 1h 54m

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TWiV explains a study testing how 16 hypothesized social and environmental drivers impact disease outbreaks, concluding that infectious disease spillover and emergence are multi-causal, and that no one-size-fits-all strategy can prevent epidemics and pandemics, and an analysis of Myotis bats, which shows that their remarkable longevity and immunity are linked through pleiotropic adaptations to viruses and aging-related disease. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Virus Appreciation Day (Day of the Year) Anthropogenic fingerprint on…