TWiV 762: SARS-CoV-2 origins with Robert Garry

This Week in Virology

May 30, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 762

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Episode description

Robert Garry joins TWiV to explain how the molecular biology of SARS-CoV-2 shows that it came from Nature and not a lab, including the receptor binding domain, the furin cleavage site, and the two lineages circulating in Wuhan wildlife markets.

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

Guest: Robert Garry

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The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 (Nature)
Two early genome lineages in Wuhan markets (virological.org)
Insights from spike proteins of bat sarbecoviruses (virological.org)
Letters read on TWiV 762
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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