TWiV 690: This is your brain on SARS-CoV-2

This Week in Virology

Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 690

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Episode description

TWiV reviews the difficulties in predicting species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection by only examining the ACE2 protein, and the olfactory mucosa as a portal of entry into the central nervous system in COVID-19 patients.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: Amy Rosenfeld

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NYC will create pandemic response institute (NY Bus J)
Comparison of ACE2 in vertebrates (PNAS)
Olfactory transmucosal invasion of CNS by SARS-CoV-2 (Nat Neurosci)
Letters read on TWiV 690
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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