TWiV reviews Michael Worobey’s dissection of the early COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, and the discovery that herpesviruses assimilate cellular kinesin to produce motorized virus particles.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
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- Early COVID-19 cases in Wuhan (Science) 3:53
- Herpesviruses assimilate kinesin (Nature) 29:29
- Letters read on TWiV 833 58:56
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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