microbiogy discussion

When reflecting to post comments, ask yourself questions such as:

what new information did you learn,

did you hear information that contradicts what you had previously heard,

was there a topic you would like to know more about,

what questions would you ask one of the scientists about the topic, or

how do you think scientists will use the information to help us to understand and/or treat SARS-Cov2?

You have 2 podcasts to choose from:

Finding Genius Podcast, August 5th, 2020: https://www.findinggeniuspodcast.com/podcasts/a-proofreading-virus-mark-denison-discusses-his-coronavirus-research/

Mark R. Denizen, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN - Dr. Denizen talks about his research with coronaviruses (time: 34:07 minutes).

Note: you may get a brief interruption asking you to subscribe, but the podcast will then continue

TWiV Podcast: This Week in Virology Epidsode #664, September 17th, 2020: https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/

Four virologists discuss the latest scientific articles about Coronavirus - Drs. Vince Racaniello (Columbia University), Rich Condit (Univ of Florida, retired), Kathy Spindler (Univ of Michigan), and Brianne Barker (Univ of Wisconsin).

Listen to minutes: 0:00-2:30 (to hear the hosts - they introduce themselves and the weather in their area for every epidsode) and then 9:20-40:45 minutes (if you want to listen to the 3rd "publication" - it is about a "fake news" article on evidence for bioengineering of the virus - and a little entertaining - minutes 40:44-1:08:00).

After listening to the podcast,

Post a reflection on the podcast.

Include which podcast you listened to (Finding Genius or TWiV) and then post a meaningful comment on what you heard.

Your reflection could include comments on:

what new information did you learn,

did you hear information that contradicts what you had previously heard,

was there a topic you would like to know more about,

what questions would you ask one of the scientists about the topic, or

how do you think scientists will use the information to help us to understand and/or treat SARS-Cov2?