TWiV reviews the finding in Sweden that immunization against cervical cancer with human papillomavirus vaccine also protects the non-immunized, and methyl salicylic acid as a key volatile molecule that attracts parasitoid wasps to rice and other crops to destroy destructive leafhoppers, and is down-regulated by virus infection to enable virus spread.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• ASV 2026
• Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
• "Host adaptations to viral infections” International Meeting
• William Foege dies (NY Times)
• Peter Duesberg dies (NY Times)
• US gov't lost over 10,000 PhDs under DJT (Science)
• Herd effect of HPV vaccination (Lancet Pub Health)
• Arboviruses manipulate rice's volatile emissions (Sci Adv)
• Letters read on TWiV 1293
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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