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:- Privacy: https://privacy.com/lex to get $5 added to your account- Justworks: https://justworks.com- Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off- The Information: https://theinformation.com/lex to get 75% off first month- Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil

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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