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Vincent Racaniello is a virologist, immunologist, and microbiologist at Columbia. He is a co-author of the textbook Principles of Virology and co-host of This Week in Virology podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (00:00) - Introduction
  (10:24) - Microbiology by numbers
  (15:47) - From bacteria to an organism
  (23:46) - AlphaFold 2
  (27:44) - Simulating an evolutionary arms race
  (53:11) - The most terrifying virus
  (1:14:54) - SARS-CoV-2
  (1:29:38) - Coronaviruses and Influenza. What’s the difference?
  (1:35:45) - Vaccines
  (1:41:43) - Lex on his reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine shot
  (1:47:39) - Modern vaccines
  (1:52:39) - How does mRNA vaccine work?
  (1:55:26) - Are mRNA vaccines safe?
  (2:21:52) - Lex on trust in authority
  (2:36:59) - Ivermectin
  (2:43:39) - Hydroxychloroquine
  (2:48:22) - Variants and mutations
  (2:55:20) - Testing
  (3:03:27) - How does COVID-19 spread?
  (3:06:37) - Masks
  (3:15:05) - Bret Weinstein vs Sam Harris
  (3:18:39) - This Week in Virology
  (3:28:19) - Advice for young people
  (3:30:42) - Meaning of life

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