TWiV discusses genetic evidence of susceptible wildlife in SARS-CoV-2 positive samples at the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, polio cases in African linked to a new polio vaccine that was designed to not cause the disease, and structural conservation of hepatitis B virus capsid proteins over millions of years despite a shift from a naked to an enveloped capsid.
Hosts: Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Brianne Barker, and Angela Mingarelli
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• More evidence for SARS-CoV-2 spillover (Zenodo) 6:54
•Polio cases linked to nOPV2 (Science; GPEI statement) 26:08
•nOPV2 on TWiV 756 30:17
•Engineering OPV to prevent reversion to neurovirulence (Cell Host Microbe) 30:17
•Stability of nOPV2 in children (npj Vaccines)
•2A changes compensate for 5′-UTR disruptions (Virology) 41:01
•HBV shifts from naked to enveloped (Nat Comm) 54:03
•Letters read on TWiV 995 1:24:14
•Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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