Nels and Vincent consider evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2, and update the situation on novel virus variants of concern with potentially altered fitness and reactivity with antibodies.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Links for this episode
- Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (Nature) 9:47
- mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to variants (bioRxiv) 20:32
- Scott Hensley thread (Twitter) 39:39
- Analysis of B.1.17 lineage (virological) 52:01
- Trevor Bedford thread (Twitter) 43:35
- Andrew Rambaut on variant naming (Twitter) 1:08:18
- Letters read on TWiEVO 64 1:24:32
- Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Science Picks 1:41:02
Nels – Biden Administration PCAST and The Hill We Climb
Vincent – Four inaugural quotations – Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Biden
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