Coronavirus expert Ralph Baric joins TWiV to explain the virology and epidemiology of the recent zoonotic outbreak spreading across China and overseas.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove,Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler

Guest: Ralph Baric

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Links for this episode

• ASV 2020
• WHO coronavirus sitreps
• CIDRAP article on coronavirus vaccines
• Phylogenetic analysis of 2019-nCoV
• ACE2 is 2019-nCoV receptor (bioRxiv)
• Visual explainer of Huanan market (SCMP)
• Clinical features of 2019-nCoV patients (Lancet)
• Familial cluster of pneumonia caused by 2019-nCoV (Lancet)
• SARS-CoV 29 nt deletion reduces replication (Sci Rep)
• NSABB
• 2019 TWiV World Tour t-shirt
• Letters read on TWiV 584
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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