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.
Above is the full interview. Its three and a half hours long. I have included some clips below for those that do not want to watch the full video. The full video does contain a lot more information soo it might be worth your while if the subject interests you.
There is a list of time codes at the bottom of the page where you can skip to different sections of the interview .
OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
3:11 – Microbiology by numbers
8:33 – From bacteria to an organism
16:32 – AlphaFold 2
20:31 – Simulating an evolutionary arms race
45:57 – The most terrifying virus
1:07:41 – SARS-CoV-2
1:22:25 – Coronaviruses and Influenza. What’s the difference?
1:28:31 – Vaccines
1:34:29 – Lex on his reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine shot
1:40:25 – Modern vaccines
1:45:25 – How does mRNA vaccine work?
1:48:12 – Are mRNA vaccines safe?
2:14:38 – Lex on trust in authority
2:29:45 – Ivermectin
2:36:26 – Hydroxychloroquine
2:41:08 – Variants and mutations
2:48:06 – Testing
2:56:13 – How does COVID-19 spread?
2:59:24 – Masks
3:07:52 – Bret Weinstein vs Sam Harris
3:11:26 – This Week in Virology
3:21:06 – Advice for young people
3:23:28 – Meaning of life