Tag: spillover

TWiEVO 75: Even the BANAL coronaviruses are interesting

February 24, 2022
Tagged as: coronavirus, Laos, pandemic, Rhinolophus bat, SARS-CoV-2, spillover, virology, virus, viruses, zoonosis

Nels and Vincent review isolation of SARS-CoV-2-like viruses from bats in Laos that can replicate in human cells.

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TWiEVO 65: Variants in the mist

February 25, 2021
Tagged as: adaptive changes, COVID-19, evolution, evolutionary sweep, natural selection, positive selection, spillover, variant of concern, zoonosis

Nels and Vincent review evidence that a single amino acid change in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has driven adaptation to humans, followed by an update on the status of variants of concern.

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TWiEVO 58: Not all coronaviruses ACE2 the test

August 13, 2020
Tagged as: ACE2, evolution, Rhinolophus bats, Sarbecovirus, SARS-CoV-2, spillover, viral, virology, virus, viruses, zoonosis

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

Tag: spillover

TWiEVO 75: Even the BANAL coronaviruses are interesting

TWiEVO 65: Variants in the mist

TWiEVO 58: Not all coronaviruses ACE2 the test

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