Episode Description
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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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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