TWiEVO 69: Swimming in SARS-CoV-2 sequences
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 69
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Episode description
Nels and Vincent discuss the identification of novel bat coronaviruses that shed light on the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, dating the first cases of COVID-19 to mid-November 2019, and recovery of deleted genome sequences from early in the Wuhan outbreak.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Links for this episode- Identification of novel bat coronaviruses (Cell)
- Dating first cases of COVID-19 (PLoS Path)
- Recovery of deleted SARS-CoV-2 sequences (bioRxiv)
- Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Nels – The Last—And Only—Foreign Scientist in the Wuhan Lab Speaks Out
Vincent – Human Behavior During the Pandemic Is More Important Than Any Covid Variant
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