The TWiVsters describe a mouse model for MERS coronavirus-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome, produced by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of the murine gene encoding an ortholog of the virus receptor.
TWiV 365: Blood, feuds, and a foodborne disease
- November 29, 2015
- Tagged as: blood, Charpentier, CRISPR/Cas9, Doudna, evolution, flavivirus, GB virus C, genome editing, HAV, hepacivirus, hepatitis, hepatitis A virus, hepatovirus, mammals, origins, pegivirus, picornavirus, Siksnys, transfusion, viral, virology, virus, viruses, Zhang
For a TWiV Thanksgiving, Vincent, Alan, and Kathy trace the feud over genome editing, a new virus discovered in human blood, and the origins of hepatitis A virus.