TWiV 809: Vampire vax

This Week in Virology

Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 809

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Episode description

TWiV reveals isolation from bats in Laos of a SARS-CoV-2 like virus with a spike protein that allows entry into human cells, and exploration of a herpesvirus vector for immunization of vampire bats against rabies virus.

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

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SARS-CoV-2 like viruses from Laotian bats (Res Sq)
Herpesvirus in rabies endemic vampire bats (Nat Comm)
Letters read on TWiV 809
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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