Radvac

Stands for Biosecurity Accelerationism. Radically decentralized, open-source biosecurity R&D to defeat disease around the globe. 🧪🌍🌏🌎 501(c)(3) Non-profit.

[Radvac @RADVACproject]

@moreisdifferent I wish we already had an intranasal antiviral prophylactic ready for you!

[Dan Elton @moreisdifferent]

Going to Effective Altruism Global London to spread the word about @RADVACproject's new initiatives. I'm also looking for funding and feedback on @MetascienceObs. If you want to chat, please reach out!

[Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity]

Is there an association between human herpesviruses (HHVs) reactivation and Long COVID? We analyzed HHV DNA shedding in saliva and found that HHV-6 correlates with Long COVID severity. Claire Laxton, @S_Tabachnikova, Lily Cooke, Kexin Wang et al.

https://t.co/jsZznyXiGq (1/)

[Radvac @RADVACproject]

@HoekstraTweets @NielsHoven @justinskycak @MentavaInc @PrestonWEstep Swiss cheese, anyone?

[Radvac @RADVACproject]

Modernizing Variolation https://t.co/0PdNUO6HAc
by @PrestonWEstep

[Dan Elton @moreisdifferent]

Since 2022 the Japanese have had access to Xocova, a once-daily SARS-CoV-2 antiviral that is superior to Paxlovid. It is even approved for prophylactic use in Japan. A critical upcoming FDA decision will determine the fate of this drug in the US. A lot hangs in the balance! 🧵⬇️

[Dan Elton @moreisdifferent]

An experimental automated biolab in SF was just revealed ! Looks cool! Cloud labs like these will lower the barrier to doing potentially dangerous biology research, unless proper safeguards are designed & implemented. Just another reason @RADVACproject sees #biorisk increasing..

[Dan Elton @moreisdifferent]

Agentic AI for drug discovery is here! 🚀🧪🧑‍🔬
The @RADVACproject is interested in any tech that can accelerate the design of peptide-based vaccines. I just applied for early access. The focus here is antibodies & peptides, but I'm sure agents for small molecules are coming soon..

[Radvac @RADVACproject]

If this antiviral drug repurposing effort sounds interesting to you, please join us on Discord / reach out so we can keep in touch and maybe work together: https://t.co/CPc8fr4Dyd

[Radvac @RADVACproject]

As many of you know, the RaDVaC core team has been working both on articulating the biosecurity risks imposed by AI, and on AI's potential to increase biosecurity (tools weighted in a biosecurity-positive direction, rather than those capable of dual use and asymm. high risk).

[Radvac @RADVACproject]

...as therapeutics against a given virus, based on knowable properties of that virus, like its genome, proteome, corresponding host immunone and pathology.

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

Not all vaccines are created equal

Some (like MMRV) actually do stop transmission - and do so for decades/life

Other vaccines have weak if any protection against transmission and are shorter lived

It has much more to do with the virus and how it replicates than the vaccine..

[Radvac @RADVACproject]

Do better. Vaccine access is essential for civilization.

[Radvac @RADVACproject]

Lots of biosecurity implications for AI (and many human failures already to ameliorate). Looking forward to the debate! Hope to see many of you there.

[Mind First @mind_first]

Are you curious/fascinated/worried/freaking out about the long-term impact of artificial superintelligence on the future and survival of the human species? You are not alone.

Register free to attend the worthy successor debate in Cambridge, MA on June 13: https://t.co/ghcBnACH3c

[Radvac @RADVACproject]

@JohnnyTStine Ideas are bulletproof.

(Our community is most active on Discord: https://t.co/8JVtsh4nKX)

[chantzy @chantz_y]

Full article: https://t.co/FzUIy8ZefH

In a challenge test with hamsters, SARS-CoV-2 virus was not detected in nasal swabs of the vaccinated hamsters

[Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity]

Published today📣
Our nasal booster in the "Prime & Spike" vaccine works without adjuvants (which are needed to induce adaptive immunity but also cause inflammation). @Kwon_Dongil @tianyangmao @BenIsraelow et al. asked how this is possible. (1/)
https://t.co/WkqRPSeKrX