TWiEVO 59: The hypothesis giving tree

Nels and Vincent answer listener questions and discuss a newly discovered virus of amoeba with a nearly complete ORFan genome: none of the proteins encoded in the viral genome look like any other proteins.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Nels – Blog by Ambika Kamath
Vincent – TWiVerse

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TWiEVO 58: Not all coronaviruses ACE2 the test

Simon and Heather join TWiEVO to discuss their analysis of the evolutionary history of ACE2 usage by coronaviruses in the Sarbecovirus genus.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Simon Anthony and Heather Wells

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TWiEVO 57: SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding evolution blooms

Jessie, Allie and Tyler join Nels and Vincent to describe their work on deep mutational scanning of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Jesse Bloom, Allie Greaney, and Tyler Starr

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TWiEVO 56: Revising the drafts of coronavirus evolution

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Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 evolution, including understanding recurrent mutations in the viral genome, and the potential for re-emergence of the virus from an animal reservoir.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Nels – The Cell in Evolution
Vincent – Visual Science

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TWiEVO 55: Coronavirus evolution from soup to nuts

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Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 evolution, with a report that the coronavirus proofreading enzyme stimulates RNA recombination, and debunking the conclusion that a change in the viral spike glycoprotein is associated with increased human to human transmission.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Nels – In Memoriam: Gordon Lark
Vincent – John Oliver Discussion of Antibody Tests

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TWiEVO 54: Rough drafts of SARS-CoV-2 science

CoV_bank

Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 from an evolutionary viewpoint, including function of the furin cleavage site, whether Vervet cells are an informative system, another bat isolate, and a nomenclature to assist genomic epidemiology.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Science Picks 1:13:59

Nels – EvoEco seminars
Vincent – Coronavirus book for children

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TWiEVO 53: Virus evolution by land and by sea and by CoV, part II

nextstrain.org

Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 from an evolutionary viewpoint, focusing on what the genome sequences tell us about the virus.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Nels – Science Mill Explorer Zone
Vincent – COVID-19 treatment and therapy tracker

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TWiEVO 52: Virus evolution by land and by sea and by CoV

Nels and Vincent examine SARS-CoV-2 from an evolutionary viewpoint, examining what the spike glycoprotein sequence informs us about the origin of the virus.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Nels – Alejandro Sanchez TED Talk
Vincent – WHO SARS-CoV-2 Sitrep

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TWiEVO 51: The starting point paradox

helix-loop-helix

Nels and Vincent dive deep into evolution and consider how new proteins emerged billions of years ago, when there were no other proteins to serve as starting material.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Nels – Universal principled review
Vincent – Hostile Planet by National Geographic

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Courtney – Nightwish Endless Forms Most Beautiful and Shudder Before The Beautiful

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TWiEVO 50: I’m dreaming of a Y chromosome

Nels and Vincent discuss signatures of sex chromosome evolution revealed by assembly of a young vertebrate Y chromosome from 3-spined stickleback fish.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Nels – Genome from a 5,700-Year-Old Wad of Chewed Gum
Vincent – NJ Sea-Level Rise Reports

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