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TWiEVO 55: Coronavirus evolution from soup to nuts

TWiEVO 55: Coronavirus evolution from soup to nuts

FromThis Week in Evolution


TWiEVO 55: Coronavirus evolution from soup to nuts

FromThis Week in Evolution

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Length:
74 minutes
Released:
May 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 evolution, with a report that the coronavirus proofreading enzyme stimulates RNA recombination, and debunking the conclusion that a change in the viral spike glycoprotein is associated with increased human to human transmission. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO CoV proofreading enzyme stimulates recombination (bioRxiv) CoV spike mutation pipeline (bioRxiv) Issues with CoV sequencing data (virological.org) Bill Hanage on selection vs bottleneck (threader.app) Image credit Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks! Science Picks Nels - In Memoriam: Gordon Lark Vincent - John Oliver Discussion of Antibody Tests Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
Released:
May 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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This Week in Evolution is a podcast on the biology of what makes us tick. Hosts Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello take you through the new evolution that has been revolutionized by the field of genomics and molecular biology.