TWiV 846: Beta was stirring, and now in a mouse

December 26, 2021

TWiV explores the impact of the intestinal virome on seroconversion after rotavirus vaccination, and implications of the ability of the SARS-CoV-2 beta variant to infect wild-type laboratory mice.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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2 comments on “TWiV 846: Beta was stirring, and now in a mouse

  1. Steve Blake Dec 26, 2021

    Winter solstice is the 21st. What today (the 26th) is St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day. It’s only fair that we give the rodents COVID, they gave us the Bubonic Plague.